Imagine a steel bar floating in space. Assuming the bar wouldn't break or bend, if I shoot a bullet at one end, would it rotate, fly away, or both?
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If I push or hit an object in space will it rotate or move along a straight line?
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Projectile motion with air friction
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How can the centripetal force lead to objects flying apart?
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Direction of H and B inside and outside a bar magnet
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Is momentum conserved in this situation?
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Could one fire a bullet with sufficient speed to leave the Earth?
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Add air resistance to projectile motion
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Gravitational slingshot maximum
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projectile motion with mass, find the range
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What will be the effect on a rigid body if two unlike unequal parallel forces act on the body?
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Moment of inertia of a hollow sphere wrt the centre?
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Why does a body not rotate if force is applied on the centre of mass?
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Conservation of $\vec{p}$ in Ballistic pendulum
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If two ends were a certain "length" apart were they therefore at rest (or at least rigid) to each other?
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How do I make a weapon shoot at the center of the screen?
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How does gravity work on Star Wars ships?
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Question about unexpected hanging paradox