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How do designers determine how many compressor stages a gas turbine engine needs?

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Do sound waves get absorbed/reflected the same way as light waves do?

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How come train tracks are malleable enough to bend, but strong enough to withstand the weight of a train?

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Why are there no successful male contraceptive pills?

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Is it possible to predict the appearance of a substance/material based on a few of its atoms?

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Why do metal devices feel weird when rubbed while charging?

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Are we able to calculate the maximum normal contact force an object can exert before it breaks?

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If energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred, then what happens to energy when it is “used up”?

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Would installing ‘fields’ of mirrors (and solar panels) in the Arctic and Antarctic help keep the poles cool?

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Why can’t we create and use synthetic hydrocarbons?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do designers determine how many compressor stages a gas turbine engine needs?	16
Do sound waves get absorbed/reflected the same way as light waves do?	4
How come train tracks are malleable enough to bend, but strong enough to withstand the weight of a train?	3
Why are there no successful male contraceptive pills?	1
Is it possible to predict the appearance of a substance/material based on a few of its atoms?	1
Why do metal devices feel weird when rubbed while charging?	1
Are we able to calculate the maximum normal contact force an object can exert before it breaks?	1
If energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred, then what happens to energy when it is “used up”?	1
Would installing ‘fields’ of mirrors (and solar panels) in the Arctic and Antarctic help keep the poles cool?	1
Why can’t we create and use synthetic hydrocarbons?	1