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🎠 Carousel - 2D Rotating Frame, Coriolis Path and Swing Ride Angle

2D companion of the carousel page: top-down rotating disc with the ground-frame and rider-frame path of a ball, a swing-ride side view and the chain angle versus rotation speed.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Carousel - 2D Rotating Frame, Coriolis Path and Swing Ride Angle ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the carousel page: top-down rotating disc with the ground-frame and rider-frame path of a ball, a swing-ride side view and the chain angle versus rotation speed.

Rotational MotionCentripetal ForceCoriolis effectNon-inertial frames

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

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