Need a little break?

March 30, 2020 11:30 AM

A collection of web browser toys. Some of them you interact with, some of them you just watch. They're all good for a short diversion. My favorite to play with is Particle Physics.
posted by hippybear (10 comments total)

wow! I don't even remotely understand the math behind the Lorenz Attractor, but I love it!!! I've made some very pretty owl eyes
posted by FirstMateKate at 12:48 PM on March 30, 2020

These are all neat in their own right, but some of them seem to be done primarily with GPU processing, which adds another layer of neatness underneath.
posted by FishBike at 4:00 PM on March 30, 2020

I first came upon the precursor of this site almost twenty years ago. The sims are a lot of fun to play with while you learn about various physics concepts.
posted by Fukiyama at 4:31 PM on March 30, 2020

Geocities would have been even MOAR awesome with these. Double Pendulum.
posted by halfbuckaroo at 4:33 PM on March 30, 2020

That WebGL that uses your CPU to solve a maze is very cool. I’m on an iPad so some of these don’t work as they would on a PC. I’ll give it a look on my computer later.
posted by Rashomon at 6:12 PM on March 30, 2020

Reminds me of spending way too much time with various iterations of the powder game.
posted by msbutah at 6:35 PM on March 30, 2020 [1 favorite]

It's just like chrismus!
posted by a humble nudibranch at 10:55 PM on March 30, 2020

Double Pendulum on Twitter.
posted by neuron at 7:03 AM on March 31, 2020

Is it possible to get old-ralph and the girl to safety?
So far I've only succeeded in getting there on my own (witha healthy supply surplus) or getting them both killed and just about scraping home.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 8:58 AM on March 31, 2020

I have gotten both Old Ralph and Kelsey to safety.
posted by Lafe at 10:51 AM on March 31, 2020