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How Do You Solve These Challenging Physics Problems?
A hint: frequency is the number of "things" that happen PER second, while period is the number of seconds it takes for some "thing" to happen. It's a simplistic start, but a good way to conceptualize it if you've just been introduced to these quantities.- Loremaster
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Does Angular Speed Affect Scale Readings on a Ferris Wheel?
Yes, recall that what you are looking for is the change, and thus the difference, between the two quantities.- Loremaster
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Is there a popular song that you absolutely detest?
Does this include the Beatles?- Loremaster
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Do you think Newton is a bit overrated?
I don't think Tesla is given enough credit for his contributions, especially because he is often overshadowed by Edison. Sure, Edison may have produced a larger volume of work in his lifetime, but pound for pound I think Tesla beats Edison in this regard. While less of scientists in the...- Loremaster
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Did You Ever Believe in Santa Claus? Memories and Discussions
Hey, where's the spoiler alert??- Loremaster
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Music Music & Politics: Does Genre Matter?
Some of the most well known ones that come to mind are Blind Guardian, Hammerfall, Iced Earth, Gamma Ray, Helloween, and Manowar. Yes all you metal elitists, I mentioned Manowar, now stop giggling! They are the most epicest band evar because they said so themselves!- Loremaster
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- Forum: Art, Music, History, and Linguistics
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News Sarah Palin: Will She Run for President in 2012?
Palin 2012? What a scary thought. I personally can't wait for the Amendments of the Constitution to be replaced with such gems as Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and for my children to be taught that dinosaurs are only 6,000 years old. If you want my overall opinion on what I think of this grade A...- Loremaster
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Music Music & Politics: Does Genre Matter?
Personally, I think it is a bit difficult to slap a definitive label over the entire range of metal because there are metal bands out there that actively seek to be associated with a particular ideology on the political spectrum. The most extreme example of this I can think of would be the...- Loremaster
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- Forum: Art, Music, History, and Linguistics
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Uncovering the Truth: The Elusive History of Homosexuality
Assuming this, would that exclude any possibility of social/cultural/psychological influences on an individual's sexual preferences?- Loremaster
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Calculating the velocity of a bowling shot
If the object has a horizontal velocity of 11.55 m/s, does that mean that the bowling ball is moving along the floor at a rate of approximately 41.6 km/h?- Loremaster
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Not enough information in this momentum question?
Is this elastic collision only one-dimensional?- Loremaster
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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An Erect Man Falls Into Water from a Platform
How else can the formula for Newton's Second Law be formulated as opposed to the change in momentum divided by the change in time? Edit: What I meant was what is the form of the formula most known to people?- Loremaster
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help