Mark Rovetta

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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.


57 Answers

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Is play-dough liquid or solid?
jun 3 at 17:36
5
Does glass get stronger the longer its under water?
dec 10 at 23:12
3
How do objects change their axis of rotation?
may 7 at 16:00
3
Can vorticity be destroyed?
apr 24 at 20:30
3
Why does a spring lose its energy when compressed for a long time?
mar 8 at 17:07
3
What made us think that Earth moves around the Sun?
mar 1 at 1:30
3
Does the Earth rotate the same encased in ice during the height of an Ice Age as it does when the bulk of it's water is liquid and always in motion?
jan 24 at 17:51
3
Why might the normal force on a box not be equal to its weight?
oct 25 at 19:03
2
Surface energy as thermodynamic potential
jun 9 at 3:13
2
Explanation for breaking up of a stream of water into droplets
may 10 at 23:31
2
Why is the water on the surface of the Earth?
apr 23 at 17:24
2
Is the altitude of the surface of the ice at the south pole determined by barometric pressure?
feb 17 at 18:46
2
Earth's core electric charge
feb 13 at 0:20
2
P-T Phase diagram. Density of material at critical point
jan 29 at 2:56
2
Plate tectonics and water
jan 4 at 18:15
2
Why will clay, when heated to high temperatures, harden and become waterproof?
jan 2 at 18:34
2
How would one calculate the amount of water contained in a cloud?
nov 16 at 19:31
2
Why are coke bottles that much fizzier if you shake them?
oct 23 at 22:01
1
Modeling elastic moduli as a continuous function in space for a single solid material
jun 13 at 20:01
1
What made the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake?
jun 6 at 18:02
1
What are the theoretical prerequisites for experimental work with SEM and TEM?
jun 6 at 18:43
1
What is known about the Magnetic North Pole's location before 1800?
may 13 at 3:31
1
What happens to the energy not absorbed by a radio?
may 9 at 2:19
1
What is the difference between lattice vectors and basis vectors?
may 6 at 17:47
1
Are there real life applications for Hausdorff dimensions, specifically crack formations?
may 3 at 17:27
1
Amount of thermal energy in the Earth?
jan 23 at 20:44
1
How does the resistance force on a rolling ball depend on the ball radius?
nov 29 at 19:51
1
Michelson–Morley @ Home
apr 29 at 0:19
1
Is the earth expanding?
apr 23 at 20:52
1
Hooke's law limitation question
apr 10 at 16:19
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