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25 votes

Why is the harmonic oscillator so important?

13 votes

When will a wave function collapse if the observer was only a camera and the video was watched later in time?

13 votes

Why does an Alcubierre drive, travelling FTL, violate causality, if the universe expanding FTL doesn't?

12 votes
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How much does the Earth's rotation affect a golf ball?

10 votes
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Does a universe experiencing "heat death" have a temperature?

10 votes
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Faster than light galaxies/clusters?

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Electric charge neutrality of the Universe: evidences and theories

9 votes
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Why do clouds form in lumps?

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Is it possible to create artificial gravity by magnetizing iron in the blood stream?

8 votes
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Balance a coin on a floating lemon

8 votes

Why are gasses difficult to see?

7 votes
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Single-mode fibers and ray-theory of light

7 votes
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Does kinetic friction increase as speed increases?

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Why is the blue color of sky darker in high altitude regions?

6 votes

"gamma rays can only be detected when they interact with matter"

6 votes

On a magnetar, which force would exert a bigger pull on a 10 kg iron chunk?

5 votes

How is energy "stored in an electric field"?

4 votes

Why is causality preserved in special relativity?

4 votes
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Why do I hear a deep rumble when I cover my ears?

4 votes
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Migration of an ion in a non-conductive medium

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How does air escape from a pneumatic tire?

4 votes

Is the EmDrive, or "Relativity Drive" possible?

3 votes
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Conservation of Linear Momentum with respect to a given direction

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Pull Force of an electromagnet

3 votes

Does gravity limit the number of bosons that can occupy the same single-particle state?

3 votes

Why does pressure act as a source for the gravitational field?

3 votes

Why does the bicycle move forward after I give it an impulse with the help of brakes?

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Why do circularly connected springs have a mode with zero frequency?

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How are LIGO mirrors cooled?

3 votes

How does an electric field apply force to charged particles?