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🎳 Rolling Motion - 3D Incline Lab: Sphere, Cylinder, Shell and Hoop Race with the Slip Threshold

3D incline lab built in Blender: a solid sphere, cylinder, thin shell, hoop and sliding block race down an adjustable ramp, with rolling acceleration g sin(theta)/(1+k), the friction slip threshold and the energy balance checked numerically.

Physics & Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 2D version

⚙ Under the hood

3D incline lab built in Blender: a solid sphere, cylinder, thin shell, hoop and sliding block race down an adjustable ramp, with the rolling acceleration g sin(theta)/(1+k), friction slip threshold and energy balance checked numerically.

Rolling MotionMoment of InertiaInclineFriction

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