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Is air a fluid?
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How do you calculate the force of air resistance?
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What materials did they use to construct the rutan voyager?
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How can planets rotate around planets and not get destroyed by space debris?
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Is there any gravity in the universe?
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What is the speed of sound in space?
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Is it weight or gravity that pulls the airplane down?
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Does Pluto have rings like Saturn?
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Do paper airplanes fly better with a beak?
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How long does it take light from the sun to get to Earth?
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