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🎡 Ferris Wheel - 2D Force Diagram

2D companion of the Ferris wheel: side view with weight and hanger-tension arrows, rider g-force and swing-angle graphs, and a finite-difference check of the centripetal apparent weight.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the Ferris wheel: side view with weight and hanger-tension arrows, rider g-force and swing-angle graphs, and a finite-difference check of the centripetal apparent weight.

Ferris WheelCentripetal ForceCircular Motion

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