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

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

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Post by runarberg »

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…

I just consider this a toy (just like the previous implementation). The melting is a super fun feature indeed. Try drawing and upside down capital lambda spanning the entire canvas:

     _    _
    | |  //
    | | //
    | |//
    |__/
Try not to draw perfect lines. At first the iceberg has the two tops standing out, which is fun, then as it melts and starts breaking a part around the thinnest parts, it is super fun to see how it reacts. Eventually you will end up with a bunch of slim topice floating on the surface.

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

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Post by onorton »

twelvechairs wrote: post #15
yesenadam wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) doesn't include Northern Ireland. The UK (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) does. On the other hand, Great Britain "includes islands, such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland, that are part of England, Wales, or Scotland". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

[Edit for clairity: responding to 'On the other hand, Great Britain "includes islands...'] Even your quote starts with "Great Britain is an island", though it later goes into "Politically, Great Britain refers to the whole of England, Scotland and Wales in combination". So realistically its correct both ways - you can use it as a geographical term excluding islands or a political term including islands

As someone who lives there, I would use "Britain" to include the other islands in England, Scotland and Wales but most people here don't refer to the main island specifically.

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

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Post by ineedasername »

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.

There were also no penguins or polar bears, which might be possible in the real world but doesn't seem probably after drawing at least 10,000 large icebergs. None showed up. So, not biologically realistic either. I'm off to draw another 10,000 now to if their impact on local weather pattern is appropriately modeled.
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