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🌀 Rotating Liquid Paraboloid 3D Physics Simulation: Newton's Bucket, Spin-Up and Liquid Mirror Focal Length (2D)

A 3D physics simulation of a spinning container of liquid: watch the surface curve into a paraboloid, see Newton's bucket spin-up, dry bottoms and spilling, send a ball inward or outward by density, and measure the focal length of a liquid mirror.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Rotating Liquid Paraboloid 3D Physics Simulation: Newton's Bucket, Spin-Up and Liquid Mirror Focal Length (2D) ↗ Open standalone
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A 3D physics simulation of a spinning container of liquid: watch the surface curve into a paraboloid, see Newton's bucket spin-up, dry bottoms and spilling, send a ball inward or outward by density, and measure the focal length of a liquid mirror.

Newton's bucketrotating fluidparaboloidliquid mirror2D physics simulation

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

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