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niels nielsen
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  • corvallis, oregon, united states
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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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Why do fans spin backwards slightly after they (should) stop?
Feb 16, 2021
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Why do spaceships heat up when entering earth but not when exiting?
Dec 31, 2017
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Why does a sticker slowly peel off, but if it is pulled quickly it tears?
Aug 25, 2019
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Why bother buying efficient lights if you are already heating your house?
Oct 27, 2021
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Why doesn't the road lose its thickness to the tyre?
Dec 8, 2019
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Why do rain drops fall with a constant velocity?
Oct 1, 2021
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Why does the humidifier make a stove's flame orange?
Nov 18, 2018
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Why can we distinguish different pitches in a chord but not different hues of light?
Dec 1, 2018
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Why do fusion and fission both release energy?
Jan 30, 2019
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What is meant by "gravity waves we see at sea surface"?
Dec 16, 2019
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What prevents a small plane like a Cessna or Piper from flying as high as a jet?
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Isn't every theory or model wrong?
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How did mechanical engineers work before SolidWorks?
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What could explain the fact that during 1976-80, I used to hear commercial jets make sonic booms while flying overhead?
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Why do airplane indicators start at 12 (o'clock), unlike cars that start at 7?
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