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🏀 Bouncing Ball Simulation (2D)

Side-view 2D restitution lab: choose a ball type, drop height, restitution and gravity, then drop the ball and watch its bounce height, speed and energy decay live.

Everyday Physics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion drives the same restitution physics as the 3D original — drop height, coefficient of restitution, gravity and per-ball-type friction — through a side-view Canvas2D scene instead of an orbiting 3D scene, so the bounce-height decay and energy loss are easier to read directly off the trail and the live readout panel.

⚙ Under the hood

Side-view 2D bouncing-ball lab with adjustable drop height, restitution and gravity; sub-stepped integration with an analytic settle cutoff avoids an infinite tail of micro-bounces.

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