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Just a thought experiment on fluid mechanics.
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Pressure increase in a closed system
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Undestand that Kinetic(max) = Dynamic(max)
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Is momentum really conserved in a perfectly inelastic collision?
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Q: How to measure the force of impact of 100,000 lbs/sq inch or more?
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Bernoulli's principle in stagnant situations
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Springs with the least amount of damping?
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Why Does Toilet Water Splash Back Up?
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Heavier object has higher inertia
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Centripetal acceleration vector
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What Causes a Reel to Reverse Direction When Pulled?
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Bernoulli and Continuity Equations
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How can objects have negative potential energy at 0 height?
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How Is Equation (3.102) Derived in Electromagnetism?
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Torque as measured from center of mass.
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Work–kinetic energy theorem for rotational motion. need to be symetri?
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The importance of conservation of energy.
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Momentum is conserved in a collision
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