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Models and Approximations in Physics

Are spherical cows the key to understanding the universe, or maybe not? Not sure. Anyway, learn why modeling and approximations in Physics can be immensely useful! Created by Vibhor Pandey.

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  • blobby green style avatar for user manop6106
    why did you consider Area for neck while it has some volume.
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    so can this logic be used for any organism...like how the skin of cow is explained can we explain abt other animals or humans in the same way. I meant to ask that the larger the size of an organism the greater chance of it to be ruptured or the tissues to be torn
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