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B Why doesn't wind drag a hovering Kestrel bird backwards?
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I Can the Inverse Tan Function Justify Phase Lag in a Driven Harmonic Oscillator?
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I What friction causes objects to decelerate?
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A Calculate work done by a time-dependent pressure to a spherical hole
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I Torque and Rotational Kinetic Energy Relationship
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B Matter and Friction: Adhesion, Deformation & Hydraulic Press
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I Variational Principles in Classical Mechanics (Douglas Cline)
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