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Hydraulic Press: Pascal's Law Force Multiplier (2D)

2D Pascal's-Law hydraulic press: set the input force and piston diameters, watch the fluid transmit pressure to a larger ram, and see whether the multiplied force crushes the object on the anvil.

Everyday Physics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

The 3D rig this page companions runs a fixed, decorative crush animation with no adjustable physics behind it, so this 2D version replaces that with the real mechanism its title promises: Pascal's Law. Drag the applied input force and both piston diameters and a live readout panel recomputes the actual fluid pressure, the multiplied output force, the mechanical advantage and the piston travel ratio in real time — then run a press cycle and watch whether that force is genuinely enough to overcome the crush strength of the object waiting on the anvil, with a clear pass/fail readout either way.

⚙ Under the hood

2D Pascal's-Law hydraulic press calculator and animated press cycle: live pressure, output force, mechanical advantage and travel-ratio readouts driven directly by the input-force and piston-diameter sliders, with a pass/fail crush check against the object on the anvil.

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