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russ_watters reacted to DaveE's post in the thread Undergrad Why is SI taught in US university physics courses instead of cgs? with
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Because cgs sucks? Sorry, JMHO. STEM students need to know about unit conversions, which they will do while they are cursing the authors... -
russ_watters reacted to haruspex's post in the thread Undergrad Why is thermal energy treated differently than other kinds of energy? with Like.
Clearly that is not the case. If you were to place two inert bodies in contact and observe the result that the warmer body grows warmer...
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russ_watters reacted to jbriggs444's post in the thread Undergrad Why is thermal energy treated differently than other kinds of energy? with Like.
Agreed. I like to point to Newton's original text from time to time. The second part is the one that really resonates with me. In...
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russ_watters reacted to Herman Trivilino's post in the thread Undergrad Why is thermal energy treated differently than other kinds of energy? with Like.
When Newton wrote about action and reaction he was referring to forces. It was the 1680's. The concept of energy, if it even existed at...
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russ_watters reacted to jbriggs444's post in the thread Undergrad Why is thermal energy treated differently than other kinds of energy? with Like.
Newton's third law is all about momentum. It amounts to a statement that momentum is conserved. Newton's third law has less to do with...
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russ_watters replied to the thread New member seeking expert advice in particle physics.I will say this though: Unfortunately that sounds like exactly what you fear it is. That's what you are going to get most of the time...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Don't waste your money on organic food.Old thread, but in the US "Certified Organic" is an FDA/government certification. So complaints about bad government regulation as a...
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russ_watters reacted to haruspex's post in the thread Undergrad Why is thermal energy treated differently than other kinds of energy? with
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Not sure what Newton III has to do with energy. Please elaborate. Thermal energy is just disordered kinetic energy. Can you be more... -
russ_watters reacted to mfb's post in the thread Undergrad Why is thermal energy treated differently than other kinds of energy? with Like.
I have no idea how to parse this run-on sentence. What is your question? That's a statement about forces, not energy. Different from...
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russ_watters reacted to Greg Bernhardt's post in the thread Li-Ion Battery Quality Report with Like.
Given the fire risk of lithium, there is little reason to go cheap.
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OK, I guess I'm only buying name brand batteries now. Lumafield makes CT scanners for industrial engineering and production testing...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Can a flow created by a fan show an Edge effect when hitting a wall?.I don't think anyone is saying it can't happen.
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russ_watters reacted to A.T.'s post in the thread Can a flow created by a fan show an Edge effect when hitting a wall? with Like.
If you google "optimal placement wind turbine hill" or similar, you will find more information on exploiting obstacles to improve wind...
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russ_watters reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread Undergrad 20 Megapascals of negative pressure... What? Please explain with Like.
I can see how, following cavity collapse, there can be a negative pressure transient of 20MPa, but that would be measured relative to...
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russ_watters replied to the thread Can a flow created by a fan show an Edge effect when hitting a wall?.Agreed. I think that in certain specific/limited/contrived circumstances it is likely to be possible for a given small wind turbine to...
