ja72

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Started programming on a ZX spectrum in the 80's and have moved through Assembly, Turbo Pascal, C++, C#, Fortran. My main area of focus is engineering and scientific computing like numerical methods and 3D graphics.

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21	Would you be weightless at the center of the Earth?
14	Why don't astronauts in orbit get stuck to the “ceiling”?
7	Elementary derivation of the motion equations for an inverted pendulum on a cart
7	Why isn't pressure used for flight?
7	Why does a rotating tire use the static, rather than the dynamic coefficient of friction?

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+10	How is it that angular velocities are vectors, while rotations aren't?
+15	What is the distance traveled
+20	Why are some jenga pieces easier to remove than others?
+15	Determine the velocity and acceleration of the vertex $B$

11 Questions

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16	What if the universe is rotating as a whole?
12	Particle wavefunction and gravity
7	How does stuff glow in the dark?
4	How do you measure distance to stars within the galaxy?
4	What sets the resolution on analog film?

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50 newtonian-mechanics × 63	31 forces × 30
43 gravity × 8	26 kinematics × 33
41 homework × 58	23 earth × 2
38 classical-mechanics × 31	21 planets
34 newtonian-gravity × 8	19 statics × 17