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kamran
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  • Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Retired structural engineer. I had my practice in Los Angeles for 35 years, doing design and sometimes build commercial and residential projects.

Private pilot, flying for fun.

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What are those large poles for that are always in front of US stand-alone store buildings?
Mar 25, 2020
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How do ball bearings not crack from a load concentrated on an infinitesimally small point?
Dec 22, 2021
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How can a piece of paper be shaped to guarantee it falls slower than a plain sheet of paper?
Aug 25, 2021
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Why are some public benches made with arm rests that waste so much space?
Feb 25, 2021
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How do bike wheels keep turning when the rider stops pedalling?
Apr 27, 2020
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Why are most jigsaw blades designed to cut on the up stroke and have teeth that point towards the shank?
Aug 22, 2020
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Why are screw holes in most of the door hinges in zigzag orientation?
Sep 17, 2021
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Why don't motorcycles have as good a turning radius as bicycles?
Jul 12, 2021
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Is it structurally sound to cut an I beam to a T on one end?
Sep 30, 2020
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What is the term for diagonal bars which are making rectangular frame more rigid?
Jan 7, 2021
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What instructions should I give to an untrained passenger for Hand propping Cessna 172N as a pilot?
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Does NASA use Newtonian model of gravity for plotting the course of Juno or general relativity?
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Why would a pilot ask the tower to turn the VASI off?
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Is the low air pressure on top of the wing the major contributor to lift?
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Why are perfectly inelastic collision said to be practically impossible?

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