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Weight on a scale
imagine that you're at the baggage weigh in point at an airport. your luggage is on the scale and you try to cheat the price by pivoting your heel on the ground and toe beneath one end of the suitcase ...
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Simple dynamics im really confused
So my question is a little dumb: if an object on a scale has a weight that points downwards and the scale exerts normal force on the object upwards, cancelling the forces acted on the object then what ...
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How can I verify the relation $m\omega^2 = |\textrm{constant}|$ using logarithmic plot? [closed]
We have demonstrated the uniform circular motion in the lab. Centripetal force and the radius are constant while the mass of the object increased 5 times thus 5 different angular velocities were ...
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Why does a scale measure the normal force and not the weight of an object?
I don't understand the reason scales measure the normal force instead of the weight.
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Weighing machine, kg vs. N
When I stand on a weighing machine and it shows me the number 75 , is it my mass in Kg or the Normal Force due to gravity in N
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Which way will the scale tip? [duplicate]
This problem has bothered me for quite some time and I can't solve it. I have even tried to make a construction, but it sometimes tips to the left and sometimes tips to the right :).
When we submerge ...
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Why is the apparent weight smaller when you crouch down on a scale?
I am having a problem understanding the concept of the apparent weight change when you crouch down, stand up, and jump on the scale. What is happening that makes the scale change?
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On a scale, why does the heavier object go down?
When you balance a pencil on your finger, I have always wondered, "Why does the heavier part go down, and the lighter, up?"
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Are all machines linearly scalable?
For all machines (cars, elevators, computers, etc), when size, power requirements, dimensions are scaled by a constant N, will it work just as is?
Will a car with all its parts 10x larger still work ...
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