All of a sudden, the universe makes a helluva lot more sense now.
Gravity Simulator
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#62This is nice, but please rename the OMFG button. As someone who works in K-12, it would be a shame if a program like this is rejected because of a button.
agreed. This is really cool (and simple too)
Also, how hard would it be to set an initial state of our current solar system? Teachers could set up scenarios for students to interact with, and allow students to collaborate.
Maybe as simple as an output/input of textual data for saving & restoring state? i'd love to try model our current solar system, and see if i can get something to mars with just an initial trajectory.
see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_Transport_Networ...
Re: Gravity Simulator
#63This is nice, but please rename the OMFG button. As someone who works in K-12, it would be a shame if a program like this is rejected because of a button.
Its a shame that a simple button label would be the cause of an education tool to be rejected... sissy-state for the win!
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#64It is not easy to draw a circle.
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#65Cool, it's a good way to teach people about gravity. Most people don't know the basic idea of how falling and orbiting are connected. I once made a simple 'game' for this purpose:
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#66Cool, it's a good way to teach people about gravity. Most people don't know the basic idea of how falling and orbiting are connected. I once made a simple 'game' for this purpose: https://www.learneroo.com/modules/2/nodes/42
really? i do remember the wow moment when i worked it out for myself but i was pretty young...
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#67i like how the points merge, thats what makes this more than just a dumbass simulator imo. :)
took a while for me to work out though.
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#68I think I just learnt something about gravity and oscillations: http://i.imgur.com/OrUUFj7.png
Using the rapid-click feature on my mouse to place a dense circle outline: http://i.imgur.com/14IN5pi.png
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#69Very nice, wish it was HTML5 rather then flash.. It brings to light how hard it is to get a stable solar system. And of course I knew this but playing around I realized our sun is not stationary either... It's easy to forget the entire solar system we live in is this amazing mix of interactions between the planets, sun, other debris and outside mass from other parts of the universe.
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#70I think the simulation of the real gravity is better. Because we can find out what is the hidden magic of nature. Then there comes accuracy issue of the simulation. How to tell us that your simulation will be `correct`?