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| bio | website | github.com/SWGlassPit |
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| location | Kansas | |
| age | 29 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 6 months |
| seen | May 27 '11 at 18:13 | |
| stats | profile views | 12 |
Engineer analyzing effects of orbital debris and meteoroids on the International Space Station.
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Nov 10 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Mar 10 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Feb 28 |
answered | Reynolds number, turbulence regime, and drag force |
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Nov 17 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Nov 10 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Nov 10 |
answered | What software programs are used to draw physics diagrams, and what are their relative merits? |
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Nov 10 |
answered | Does leaning (banking) help cause turning on a bicycle? |
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Nov 10 |
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Why doesn't the bike fall if going with a high speed? The gyroscopic inertia explanation doesn't really explain why those scooters with the really tiny wheels can stay upright. It's got everything to do with the angle of the fork. If you lean to the right, the angle between the fork and the point of contact with the ground will cause the wheel to turn to the right. This in turn causes the bike to turn right, which, from the now-rotating frame of reference of the bike, causes a leftward centrifugal force that rights the bike. |
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Nov 10 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
