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Why doesn't the nucleus have "nucleus-probability cloud"?

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Why do strings in musical instruments have helical shape?

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What happens to an inductor if the stored energy does not find a path to discharge?

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Why doesn't oil produce sound when poured?

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Does Hooke's Law apply to all springs?

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When snow falls, temperature rises. Is this due to entropy?

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Is Earth’s rotation slowing down or speeding up?

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What is the temperature of dark matter?

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How do batteries lose capacity in winter?

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Why do disk brakes generate "more stopping power" than rim brakes?

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How is it possible that combustion of coal releases similar energy as TNT explosion while intuitively we would not expect that?

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Why doesn't Einstein's general theory of relativity seem to work on Earth?

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Why does a rubber band become a lighter color when stretched?

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Do planets orbiting stars emit gravitational waves?

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Are the physical structures in our sun of comparable complexity to those in the human brain?

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Does fire emit black-body radiation?

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Why is the ideal gas law only valid for hydrogen?

answered Jul 16, 2020 at 9:00

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Why do higher harmonics have a lower amplitude than the fundamental frequency?

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Why can some electromagnetic waves heat things up while others cannot?

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How is light emitted by an incandescent lamp?

answered May 29, 2021 at 20:23

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Driving a nail with a light object?

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Big Bang and the Pauli Exclusion Principle

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Is there a liquid which boils at room temperature and normal pressure, and can we use it to produce electricity?

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Why does an MRI machine or other EMP generating machine not damage humans, but it will fry computers?

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How is Alpha Radiation possible?

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Does each spectral line of an atom/molecule have a unique lineshape?

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What is the true nature of gravity?

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Why are all quarks and leptons of this universe the same?

answered Oct 4, 2020 at 8:20

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Where does the heat come from when rubber is stretched adiabatically?

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Earth rotation: What provides the energy?

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148 Answers

Why doesn't the nucleus have "nucleus-probability cloud"?

Why do strings in musical instruments have helical shape?

What happens to an inductor if the stored energy does not find a path to discharge?

Why doesn't oil produce sound when poured?

Does Hooke's Law apply to all springs?

When snow falls, temperature rises. Is this due to entropy?

Is Earth’s rotation slowing down or speeding up?

What is the temperature of dark matter?

How do batteries lose capacity in winter?

Why do disk brakes generate "more stopping power" than rim brakes?

How is it possible that combustion of coal releases similar energy as TNT explosion while intuitively we would not expect that?

Why doesn't Einstein's general theory of relativity seem to work on Earth?

Why does a rubber band become a lighter color when stretched?

Do planets orbiting stars emit gravitational waves?

Are the physical structures in our sun of comparable complexity to those in the human brain?

Does fire emit black-body radiation?

Why is the ideal gas law only valid for hydrogen?

Why do higher harmonics have a lower amplitude than the fundamental frequency?

Why can some electromagnetic waves heat things up while others cannot?

How is light emitted by an incandescent lamp?

Driving a nail with a light object?

Big Bang and the Pauli Exclusion Principle

Is there a liquid which boils at room temperature and normal pressure, and can we use it to produce electricity?

Why does an MRI machine or other EMP generating machine not damage humans, but it will fry computers?

How is Alpha Radiation possible?

Does each spectral line of an atom/molecule have a unique lineshape?

What is the true nature of gravity?

Why are all quarks and leptons of this universe the same?

Where does the heat come from when rubber is stretched adiabatically?

Earth rotation: What provides the energy?