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When an engine is overloaded and can't pull the load, what happens inside the cylinders?

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Can someone explain why current lags voltage by 90 degrees in an inductor and leads by 90 degrees in a capacitor?

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Can you build an RF oscillator and keep increasing its frequency till the point that it will give out visible light at its antenna?

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What is the phenomenon called "leakage inductance" in a generator?

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Eli5: What is the inertia constant H of a generator?

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What is the inertia constant H of a generator?

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Is it possible to replace the role played by a zoom lens in a camera by a transfer function of a zoom lens?

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When you keep the terminals of a 9V battery to your tongue, why does it taste "metallic"?

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Is what Theranos was going to do possible with modern technology we have today?

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Samsung Galaxy S22 has a periscope 10x telephoto lens. Would it be possible to stack 2 of these back to back to get 100x zoom in a small form factor?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When an engine is overloaded and can't pull the load, what happens inside the cylinders?	2983
Can someone explain why current lags voltage by 90 degrees in an inductor and leads by 90 degrees in a capacitor?	263
Can you build an RF oscillator and keep increasing its frequency till the point that it will give out visible light at its antenna?	139
What is the phenomenon called "leakage inductance" in a generator?	1
Eli5: What is the inertia constant H of a generator?	1
What is the inertia constant H of a generator?	1
Is it possible to replace the role played by a zoom lens in a camera by a transfer function of a zoom lens?	1
When you keep the terminals of a 9V battery to your tongue, why does it taste "metallic"?	1
Is what Theranos was going to do possible with modern technology we have today?	1
Samsung Galaxy S22 has a periscope 10x telephoto lens. Would it be possible to stack 2 of these back to back to get 100x zoom in a small form factor?	1