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Why does blowing a whistle in someone's ear damage it more than blowing directly in their ear? Won't the whistle reduce overall energy?

asked Mar 8, 2023 at 6:26

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7 answers

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Why are there so many objects perfectly orbiting each other? Isn't it infinitely more likely that two random objects crash/fly apart?

asked Nov 22, 2023 at 20:20

6 votes

7 answers

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Speed of heat through an object

asked Feb 7, 2022 at 0:44

6 votes

3 answers

655 views

At what rate does the temperature away from the Sun decrease?

asked Feb 21, 2022 at 11:52

4 votes

4 answers

495 views

With how many Newtons of force is the universe expanding?

asked May 9, 2022 at 9:01

4 votes

0 answers

49 views

What is the smallest scale at which the effect of dark matter can be observed? [duplicate]

asked Jan 7, 2022 at 6:54

4 votes

2 answers

102 views

At what average rate do supernovas happen?

asked Nov 16, 2022 at 6:12

2 votes

0 answers

47 views

Mass curves spacetime. Is there any theorized "anti-mass" that counteracts this effect? [duplicate]

asked Sep 1, 2022 at 12:32

1 vote

1 answer

62 views

Charge, Parity, and Time are considered when talking about symmetries in physics. What about Rotational symmetry?

asked Sep 16, 2022 at 19:39

1 vote

1 answer

290 views

What is the average prevalence/density of stars in space?

asked Nov 16, 2022 at 6:18

1 vote

1 answer

187 views

What impetus would Einstein have had to believe the speed of light, of all things, should remain constant for all reference frames? [duplicate]

asked Aug 23, 2022 at 9:02

1 vote

3 answers

87 views

Does an electron flying through empty space stay on a fixed trajectory, or does it jitter around randomly?

asked Sep 18, 2022 at 6:48

1 vote

1 answer

47 views

If I'm inside water, is the amount of heat energy I can receive capped because water can't go above 100°C?

asked Jun 12 at 0:32

0 votes

0 answers

41 views

What is a simple example that contradicts the theory that light (photons) could have a super small mass? [duplicate]

asked Jul 13 at 8:28

0 votes

1 answer

221 views

Rotation affecting how spacetime is warped (according to general relativity)?

asked Apr 9, 2023 at 15:14

0 votes

2 answers

198 views

If the Moon suddenly got heavier/lighter, would it crash into/fly away from the Earth, or would it stabilize at a different orbit?

asked Apr 27, 2023 at 0:47

0 votes

1 answer

116 views

If someone flies away from me quickly, and then I catch up to them, will our clocks be in sync or out of sync?

asked May 11, 2023 at 8:14

0 votes

2 answers

79 views

Are wide-range EMPs (that knock out electronics) possible? Or is that just in hollywood/fiction?

asked Jun 11, 2023 at 10:59

0 votes

1 answer

143 views

Largest momentum a man can generate with his body? [closed]

asked Jun 18, 2023 at 10:05

0 votes

1 answer

78 views

What happens if matter and anti-matter only "graze" each other?

asked Sep 17, 2022 at 5:07

0 votes

1 answer

28 views

What determines if something is subject to probabalistic/superimposition behavior?

asked Jul 5, 2022 at 12:08

0 votes

1 answer

154 views

What is the distribution on the speed of particles in a liquid? (analogous to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution)

asked Mar 24, 2022 at 19:20

-1 votes

2 answers

106 views

Does anything "break" in physics if you allow for instant (faster-than-light) communication?

asked May 23, 2022 at 22:45

-1 votes

4 answers

243 views

What would "break" in reality if I had a perpetual motion device? [closed]

asked Jun 21, 2022 at 7:54

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Why does blowing a whistle in someone's ear damage it more than blowing directly in their ear? Won't the whistle reduce overall energy?

Why are there so many objects perfectly orbiting each other? Isn't it infinitely more likely that two random objects crash/fly apart?

Speed of heat through an object

At what rate does the temperature away from the Sun decrease?

With how many Newtons of force is the universe expanding?

What is the smallest scale at which the effect of dark matter can be observed? [duplicate]

At what average rate do supernovas happen?

Mass curves spacetime. Is there any theorized "anti-mass" that counteracts this effect? [duplicate]

Charge, Parity, and Time are considered when talking about symmetries in physics. What about Rotational symmetry?

What is the average prevalence/density of stars in space?

What impetus would Einstein have had to believe the speed of light, of all things, should remain constant for all reference frames? [duplicate]

Does an electron flying through empty space stay on a fixed trajectory, or does it jitter around randomly?

If I'm inside water, is the amount of heat energy I can receive capped because water can't go above 100°C?

What is a simple example that contradicts the theory that light (photons) could have a super small mass? [duplicate]

Rotation affecting how spacetime is warped (according to general relativity)?

If the Moon suddenly got heavier/lighter, would it crash into/fly away from the Earth, or would it stabilize at a different orbit?

If someone flies away from me quickly, and then I catch up to them, will our clocks be in sync or out of sync?

Are wide-range EMPs (that knock out electronics) possible? Or is that just in hollywood/fiction?

Largest momentum a man can generate with his body? [closed]

What happens if matter and anti-matter only "graze" each other?

What determines if something is subject to probabalistic/superimposition behavior?

What is the distribution on the speed of particles in a liquid? (analogous to the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution)

Does anything "break" in physics if you allow for instant (faster-than-light) communication?

What would "break" in reality if I had a perpetual motion device? [closed]