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🌈 Slinky Wave 3D Physics Simulation: Longitudinal and Transverse Pulses, Reflection and Standing Waves (2D)

A rainbow slinky on a lab table: send transverse or longitudinal pulses, watch them reflect from fixed, free and absorbing ends, drive standing-wave resonances with a hand-motor and see how a discrete chain of coils disperses waves above its cutoff frequency.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 3D version
Slinky Wave 3D Physics Simulation: Longitudinal and Transverse Pulses, Reflection and Standing Waves (2D) ↗ Open standalone
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A rainbow slinky on a lab table: send transverse or longitudinal pulses, watch them reflect from fixed, free and absorbing ends, drive standing-wave resonances with a hand-motor and see how a discrete chain of coils disperses waves above its cutoff frequency.

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

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