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I love that the initial state itself isn't stable. The world keeps moving around us. Can't choose staying still.
by knowtheory 7mo ago
I love that the initial state itself isn't stable.
The world keeps moving around us. Can't choose staying still.
- tyleo 7mo agoInteresting! It's stable on my machine. I wonder if this is due to floating-point differences.
- andai 7mo agoOn my machine, the initial state isn't simulated. It only begins simulation when I touch it. At which point, the weight causes the bottom blocks to intersect each other significantly.
- FireInsight 7mo agoFor me, bottom blocks stay still while those on the very top fall down.
- Hamuko 7mo agoIf I open it, click on the background to activate the physics and just keep the tab open, pretty much all of the blocks that can collapse do eventually collapse.
- smikhanov 7mo agoThe Nebraska guy’s block remains surprisingly stable, even when the whole thing above it collapses. Very symbolic.
- tyleo 7mo agoMaybe that's what I'm seeing.
- rob74 7mo agoOne more pedantic nitpick: when a block gets wedged between two blocks at an angle, it gets slowly pushed out, although there is a lot of weight resting on the top block. That would be realistic only (maybe) if the blocks were made of ice, but not for other materials...
- withinboredom 7mo agoAnother reason not to let ice on the internet.
- clickety_clack 7mo agoCoefficient of friction is way too low.
- danhau 7mo agoI‘m guessing it‘s somewhat framerate-dependent.
- LanceH 7mo agoThat's the javascript effect.
- rtkwe 7mo agoNah that's just the effect of turning on the simulation. The initial version isn't the same as the first steps because there's no weight. If you look closely after you click the blocks overlap slightly. Something similar happens all the time in games when you go from a static version of something to the higher level of detail version with physics enabled, if the transition isn't handled gracefully or early enough you can get snapping.
- arcadianalpaca 7mo agoJust like real life. Sit still, touch nothing, and watch everything fall apart all on its own ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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