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jbriggs444 replied to the thread Minimum mass of a block.Then should we worry at least briefly about the possibility that the block B begins to slip downward immediately and does not come to... -
jbriggs444 reacted to Dale's post in the thread Help me understand why “Block Universe” is not scientifically proven with
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The debates about probabilities in QM are far stronger than the debates about the block universe. However, I think that you miss the... -
jbriggs444 reacted to sophiecentaur's post in the thread B The focal length of the eye and image inversion with Like.
On a Zoom call with several others, you may notice that your image is arranged to be the familiar mirror-inverted but everyone else is...
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jbriggs444 reacted to nasu's post in the thread Different way to find center of mass of Hollow hemisphere with
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You may get better/more answers if you formulate a more specific question rather than just this "check my work" format with three pages... -
jbriggs444 reacted to BillTre's post in the thread Which is which among Cyclone, Hurricane, and Typhoon? with Like.
An energy imbalance can spawn the formation of dissipate structures. These would include tornadoes and hurricanes among other things.
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jbriggs444 replied to the thread Which is which among Cyclone, Hurricane, and Typhoon?.Hurricanes can spawn tornadoes.
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Oh, you youngsters !
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The God of thunder, crossed the skies, upon his favourite filly. "I'm Thor", he cried, and the horse replied, "You've thorgotten the...
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jbriggs444 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.Why did the astronomer put meat in his shower?
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jbriggs444 replied to the thread I 1:1 versus 2:1 Mechanical Advantage debate.Are we arguing about the definition of "mechanical advantage" or are we nattering about a choice of reference frame and where to draw...
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jbriggs444 reacted to A.T.'s post in the thread I 1:1 versus 2:1 Mechanical Advantage debate with Like.
The steps are irrelevant to the mechanical advantage. You can replace the human with a motor that continuously pulls itself up by...
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Yes, I think we all read it that way. @jbriggs444's point is that we have no info re the surface area of the reservoir, other than that...
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jbriggs444 reacted to jedishrfu's post in the thread I 1:1 versus 2:1 Mechanical Advantage debate with Like.
Your self-haul with a single fixed pulley has a 2:1 MA in the ideal case: half the force, twice the rope. The confusion clears the...
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Just remove the question from "defense contractors" and think about it for any job in engineering. The engineering challenges at, say...
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jbriggs444 replied to the thread Physics Problem on Tension in Water.The author has not given us the radius of the basin at the bottom. This is a hint that the radius is large enough to be irrelevant. From...