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Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by capableweb »

tom_mellior wrote: post #14

The premise of the original simulator was to show how (reasonably shaped) icebergs actually float . This one adds melting and says: "his new code actually takes material away from the surface of the iceberg in a uniform way. It works more like you would expect melting ice to behave." But this is not how I would expect a melting iceberg to behave at all, and I'm fairly sure that -- unlike the floating part -- this is…

The initial simulation was nothing more than a toy either. The world is not 2D and to assume so when considering physics, seems not very scientific.

This is just another toy built on top of a toy.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by JoBrad »

nonpolitic wrote: post #20
tom_mellior wrote: post #14

The premise of the original simulator was to show how (reasonably shaped) icebergs actually float . This one adds melting and says: "his new code actually takes material away from the surface of the iceberg in a uniform way. It works more like you would expect melting ice to behave." But this is not how I would expect a melting iceberg to behave at all, and I'm fairly sure that -- unlike the floating part -- this is…

How far do we want to take this simulation :-) it's also 2d, which is probably a more serious concern given the way the mass distribution reacts to each increase in dimensionality.

Version 3 will explore using AR to realistically melt icebergs.

We already have version 15 in beta testing. It’s the Arctic. Melting seems to have gone too far. Should be fixed in the prod release.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by ranit »

JoBrad wrote: post #22
nonpolitic wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How far do we want to take this simulation :-) it's also 2d, which is probably a more serious concern given the way the mass distribution reacts to each increase in dimensionality.

Version 3 will explore using AR to realistically melt icebergs. We already have version 15 in beta testing. It’s the Arctic. Melting seems to have gone too far. Should be fixed in the prod release.

Unfortunately this version 15 is deployed in production already and it will be very difficult to fix it :-(

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by NoOneNew »

overcast wrote: post #7
macjohnmcc wrote: post #5

Something isn't quite right with Florida. The majority of it just disappears once there is a break due to melting.

"Something isn't quite right with Florida." You can say that again.

Y'all just jealous we have sunshine year round and NASA.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by apocalyptic0n3 »

yumraj wrote: post #8

Last time it was posted, someone had found it behaves weirdly with an infinity symbol shaped iceberg. I tried it with this one, and yes, that issue is still there, though it seems to be better. Now most of them split into two icebergs, but some just jump away.. Try it..

I just tried it and the first attempt immediately jumped out of frame with a rapid spin before suddenly appearing near the bottom of the water and floating up calmly. I've tried like 40 more since and have yet to reproduce it. I wonder what caused that.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by 8bitsrule »

NoOneNew wrote: post #24
overcast wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Something isn't quite right with Florida." You can say that again.

Y'all just jealous we have sunshine year round and NASA.

I've always been fond of Florida. It and it's people seem colorful and are certainly amusing. Of course, I've never visited it, and never will. So YMMV.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by NoOneNew »

8bitsrule wrote: post #26
NoOneNew wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Y'all just jealous we have sunshine year round and NASA.

I've always been fond of Florida. It and it's people seem colorful and are certainly amusing. Of course, I've never visited it, and never will. So YMMV.

Grew up on florida, in a 10 year span I lived in 4 other states, then moved back. I always ended up having a circle of friends comprised of cops. The "Florida man" trope is just because our arrest records are public record unlike other states. There are plenty of Washington, Virginia, Oregon and Colorado man/woman stories out there getting naked, oiling themselves up, smoking meth and robbing places. I know way too many cops who are tired of arresting naked drunks/tweakers from around the country.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by mft_ »

yumraj wrote: post #8

Last time it was posted, someone had found it behaves weirdly with an infinity symbol shaped iceberg. I tried it with this one, and yes, that issue is still there, though it seems to be better. Now most of them split into two icebergs, but some just jump away.. Try it..

My first attempt went totally crazy - like the last version posted :)

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by drivers99 »

macjohnmcc wrote: post #5

Something isn't quite right with Florida. The majority of it just disappears once there is a break due to melting.

Just realized why people were talking about states and countries. I picked Colorado and a trapezoid appeared. I thought that was just a default shape and the selection had something to do with climate and/or elevation.

Re: Iceberg simulator – draw an iceberg and see how it floats and melts

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Post by tinus_hn »

capableweb wrote: post #21
tom_mellior wrote: post #14

The premise of the original simulator was to show how (reasonably shaped) icebergs actually float . This one adds melting and says: "his new code actually takes material away from the surface of the iceberg in a uniform way. It works more like you would expect melting ice to behave." But this is not how I would expect a melting iceberg to behave at all, and I'm fairly sure that -- unlike the floating part -- this is…

The initial simulation was nothing more than a toy either. The world is not 2D and to assume so when considering physics, seems not very scientific. This is just another toy built on top of a toy.

The original simulation featured negative weight areas.
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