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🌀 Tourbillon Lab (2D): How a Rotating Cage Averages Out the Poise Error of a Balance Wheel

2D companion of the tourbillon lab: the cage, balance with hairspring, lever and escape wheel seen from the dial, a gravity compass for the heavy spot, rate against cage angle and accumulated error, using the same physics module as the 3D page.

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Tourbillon Lab (2D): How a Rotating Cage Averages Out the Poise Error of a Balance Wheel ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the tourbillon lab: the cage, balance with hairspring, lever and escape wheel seen from the dial, a gravity compass for the heavy spot, rate against cage angle and accumulated error, using the same physics module as the 3D page.

TourbillonBalance WheelPoise ErrorPositional ErrorHorology

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

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