Which subforums have the most unanswered posts?

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The discussion centers on identifying subforums with the highest number of unanswered posts, with a particular focus on the General Engineering section, which has many threads without replies. The user notes that their experience is primarily in math, leading to curiosity about other areas. There is speculation that practical problems may be more challenging to solve than theoretical ones, potentially contributing to the lack of responses. A link is provided to access all threads without replies for further exploration. The conversation highlights the ongoing issue of unanswered queries in certain subforums.
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Just out of curiousity, which subforums tend to have the most unanswered posts?

I spend most of my time in the math sections, so I don't know much about the others. In visiting the General Engineering section today, I notice that there are a lot posts with 0 replies. (Is this evidence that practical problems are harder to solve than theoretical problems?)
 
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You can find all threads without replies https://www.physicsforums.com/search.php?do=process&replyless=1&replylimit=0 (can be found at "Get Posts" -> "No Replies").
Practical problems often do not have a clear, simple answer, but I don't know that that influences the number of threads without replies.
 
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