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Why does fire make very little sound?

answered Sep 4, 2018 at 17:34

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Why does low tire pressure reduce fuel efficiency?

answered Sep 8, 2019 at 19:42

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When a car accelerates relative to earth, why can't we say earth accelerates relative to car?

answered Sep 8, 2021 at 15:41

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Where does the energy stored in inductor go on opening the switch?

answered Sep 27, 2021 at 16:53

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What can I put in my microwave oven that won't get warm?

answered Jan 25, 2017 at 22:38

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Are there any musical instruments which use resonance tubes with two closed ends?

answered Feb 25, 2020 at 22:21

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Approximation to the number of seconds in a year?

answered Feb 18, 2015 at 0:40

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Is it possible to find a "replacement pendulum" for a system of two equal but perpendicular pendulums?

answered Mar 13, 2014 at 12:36

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Why does one experience a short pull in the wrong direction when a vehicle stops?

answered Nov 29, 2014 at 17:20

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How to avoid getting shocked by static electricity?

answered Aug 2, 2016 at 21:04

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Intuition as to why the orientation (of a 3D object) is not a conserved quantity?

answered Nov 19, 2016 at 16:09

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Why do I hear the telephone ring through grandpa’s hearing aid before the actual phone rings?

answered Oct 16, 2014 at 16:58

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Can water falling from a tap follow a spiral path?

answered Mar 12, 2015 at 15:28

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What does it mean when people say "Physics break down"?

answered Nov 3, 2020 at 17:04

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Why are there two states of matter in a bottle of gas?

answered Jan 1, 2021 at 17:23

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Is every open circuit a capacitor?

answered Mar 6, 2019 at 19:29

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Why does higher acceleration minimize a car's fuel consumption?

answered Nov 29, 2014 at 17:05

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Why does pitch increase when you blow harder into a whistle?

answered Feb 25, 2020 at 22:14

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What is the physics behind shake flashlights?

answered Apr 12, 2017 at 23:37

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Rule of the Work done by a force

answered Jan 28, 2021 at 23:25

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Why does a laser beam diverge?

answered Mar 29, 2015 at 18:37

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Do the copper connectors we used in measuring the resistance of a wire contribute to the said measurement?

answered Apr 13, 2015 at 15:50

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Improving our homemade hot tub design?

answered Jun 1, 2015 at 12:53

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Why are angles dimensionless and quantities such as length not?

answered Jul 13, 2015 at 16:07

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Why does an image form at the intersection of light rays?

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 16:07

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Why do we need constants?

answered Apr 17, 2016 at 21:28

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What do people actually mean by "rolling without slipping"?

answered Oct 30, 2014 at 15:30

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Why won't a tight cable ever be fully straight?

answered Oct 30, 2014 at 20:50

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Can the same car with 100HP and 500HP produce the same acceleration on first gear?

answered May 27, 2014 at 15:50

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Why does a microphone membrane only measure pressure and not particle velocity?

answered Aug 28, 2014 at 17:16

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32 Answers

Why does fire make very little sound?

Why does low tire pressure reduce fuel efficiency?

When a car accelerates relative to earth, why can't we say earth accelerates relative to car?

Where does the energy stored in inductor go on opening the switch?

What can I put in my microwave oven that won't get warm?

Are there any musical instruments which use resonance tubes with two closed ends?

Approximation to the number of seconds in a year?

Is it possible to find a "replacement pendulum" for a system of two equal but perpendicular pendulums?

Why does one experience a short pull in the wrong direction when a vehicle stops?

How to avoid getting shocked by static electricity?

Intuition as to why the orientation (of a 3D object) is not a conserved quantity?

Why do I hear the telephone ring through grandpa’s hearing aid before the actual phone rings?

Can water falling from a tap follow a spiral path?

What does it mean when people say "Physics break down"?

Why are there two states of matter in a bottle of gas?

Is every open circuit a capacitor?

Why does higher acceleration minimize a car's fuel consumption?

Why does pitch increase when you blow harder into a whistle?

What is the physics behind shake flashlights?

Rule of the Work done by a force

Why does a laser beam diverge?

Do the copper connectors we used in measuring the resistance of a wire contribute to the said measurement?

Improving our homemade hot tub design?

Why are angles dimensionless and quantities such as length not?

Why does an image form at the intersection of light rays?

Why do we need constants?

What do people actually mean by "rolling without slipping"?

Why won't a tight cable ever be fully straight?

Can the same car with 100HP and 500HP produce the same acceleration on first gear?

Why does a microphone membrane only measure pressure and not particle velocity?