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I participate on this site because I really enjoy physics and because I would like to learn more about what makes an online community work well. Questions often interest me more than answers – although I think the best answers are grounded in observation and experiment. I’m optimistic that there are still many surprising discoveries yet to be made in the physical sciences. I believe physicists should be good citizens. I believe my children will know things about the natural world I can’t even imagine – and will learn them in ways quite different than how I was educated.


May
1
accepted Where do high-energy neutrinos come from?
Apr
30
awarded  Nice Question
Apr
30
asked Where do high-energy neutrinos come from?
Apr
29
comment What determines the angle of the cushion on a pool table?
This analysis claims the 'sweet spot' of a pool ball is (7/5)r . I would have guessed that height was the reason for table design, rather than a particular angle.
Apr
29
comment Michelson–Morley @ Home
I honestly don't recall how far we took the lab in class or what the precision was (I did this as a student a long time ago!) but it was an actual laboratory using lasers performed as part of a unit about the 'classic' MM experiment to measure the aether.
Apr
29
answered Michelson–Morley @ Home
Apr
26
revised Can vorticity be destroyed?
reversed LHS and RHS
Apr
26
comment What is the most optimal earth's axial tilt in terms of variation of seasons?
Uranus has an axial tilt of 97.77 degrees. I can imagine an exoplanet being discovered with a similar tilt. It would fall to physics to discover the tilt and then try to predict what impact this would have on climate. If the planet was otherwise earth-like there would be great interest to understand the impact of axis tilt on habitability.
Apr
24
revised Can vorticity be destroyed?
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Apr
24
revised Can vorticity be destroyed?
added 79 characters in body
Apr
24
answered Can vorticity be destroyed?
Apr
23
answered Is the earth expanding?
Apr
23
revised Why is the water on the surface of the Earth?
edited tags
Apr
23
answered Why is the water on the surface of the Earth?
Apr
23
comment How much information about the scale of a waterfall can be obtained from its sound?
Thanks for sharing your experience. I find it always interesting to hear from someone that is actually performing experiments!
Apr
15
answered Has anyone studied a statistical scaling law for the universe?
Apr
10
answered Hooke's law limitation question
Apr
8
revised Frequency of a Tuning Fork
"usually" not needed
Apr
8
answered Frequency of a Tuning Fork
Apr
7
answered Effects of surface roughness on specularity