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gmax137 reacted to DEvens's post in the thread Physics Career Prospects (outside of academia) with
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About physics in industry. I only know about the nuclear industry in Canada. There is some indications of new build in Canada. So it... -
gmax137 reacted to A.T.'s post in the thread High School Why higher speeds need more power if the backward force is the same? with Like.
Just because you can have an inefficient system, that wastes energy on something, doesn't mean that energy is required to achieve that...
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gmax137 reacted to Dale's post in the thread High School Why higher speeds need more power if the backward force is the same? with Like.
This is also why talking about biomechanics in energy discussions is usually not helpful. Life is messy.
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gmax137 replied to the thread NTSB report on crash of UPS Flight 2976 (MD-11F).Juan, on the blancolirio you tube channel, is a no nonsense guy who is my go-to for aviation accident reporting. Here's his latest on...
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gmax137 reacted to Dale's post in the thread High School Why higher speeds need more power if the backward force is the same? with Like.
Then do more stairs for the experiment. None of this distraction you are bringing is likely to be helpful for the OP.
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gmax137 replied to the thread Random Photos.I worked in an office where we called the boss "the pinniped" -- behind his back. I never really knew why.
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gmax137 replied to the thread High School Why higher speeds need more power if the backward force is the same?.EDIT: @gen x , forget about rockets for now. Just think about your horse \EDIT Let's say the horse pulls for 10 meters. What is the...
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One thought that occurs to me is that virtually all learning is self-learning. If you enroll in a course and listen to the lectures but...
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gmax137 replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.It makes me wonder, "you are older than her *what*" Older than her sister? Older than her stale jokes?
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gmax137 replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.When I was in high school and undergrad, we had to write essays in english class, and in other classes. Grammar mistakes were circled...
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gmax137 replied to the thread The Nuclear Power Thread.Yes, since Palisades submitted a "cessation of operations" letter under 10CFR52.110, the operating license has been "pulled." This is...
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gmax137 replied to the thread Today I Learned.See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System
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gmax137 reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Undergrad Calculate acceleration from power/torque graphs with Like.
Which is proportional to acceleration, but that is quite misleading, because it follows a reciprocal function on the graph, not a series...
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gmax137 reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Undergrad Calculate acceleration from power/torque graphs with Like.
You have a torque to RPM graph. For each RPM being considered, multiply the torque by the gear ratio and by the differential ratio...
