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Sand Art Jar Explorer (2D)

Interactive 2D sand-art jar: tilt a layered glass jar of five colors of sand and watch each grain settle under gravity, tracking how many layers stay distinct as you tip it.

Build & Play2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
2d-3d-sand-art ↗ Open standalone

This 2D companion reimplements the same layered sand-art mechanic as the 3D glass-box version as a flat side-view jar: five bands of colored sand grains settle under gravity inside a sealed glass jar, and tilting the jar — by dragging it, or with the tilt buttons — lets grains slide and avalanche across layer boundaries just as they would in a real sand-art bottle. The live readout tracks the current tilt angle, how many grains have come to rest, and how many of the five original color bands still occupy a distinct vertical slice of the jar, so a small tilt can be compared against a steep one that mixes the layers together.

⚙ Under the hood

2D side-view companion to the 3D sand-art jar: tilt a sealed glass jar of five colored sand layers and watch grains settle and avalanche under gravity, tracking tilt angle, settled grains and how many layers stay distinct.

Sand Art2D DynamicsGranular PhysicsBalance

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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