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physics enthusiast and electric bassist, recovering ex-engineer (there's a 12-step program for that but it's notoriously ineffective). Tries to answer questions on the stack exchange in order to help people and improve his game. Website full of weirdly cool stuff he's done at www.nielsenkillowatt.com

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165 Why do fans spin backwards slightly after they (should) stop? Feb 16
162 Why do spaceships heat up when entering earth but not when exiting? Dec 31 '17
136 Why does a sticker slowly peel off, but if it is pulled quickly it tears? Aug 25 '19
109 Why doesn't the road lose its thickness to the tyre? Dec 8 '19
75 Why does the humidifier make a stove's flame orange? Nov 18 '18
74 Why can we distinguish different pitches in a chord but not different hues of light? Dec 1 '18
64 Why do fusion and fission both release energy? Jan 30 '19
63 What is meant by “gravity waves we see at sea surface”? Dec 16 '19
57 Emissitivity of copper - Why are copper heatsinks all shiny? May 14 '18
57 Do bubbles get created when you move something in water? Oct 1 '20
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