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🧪 3D Centripetal Force

3D Centrifugal Force: A sphere on a string moves in a circle; cut the string and see it flies along the tangent, not outwards from the center.

Physics & Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation demonstrates the principles of centripetal force, showing how it's required to keep an object moving in a circular path. It allows users to adjust parameters like velocity and radius to observe the effect on the force.

Centripetal ForceCircular MotionVelocity Radius

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install