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❄️ Snow Globe Fluid Dynamics

Full 3D snow globe on a Blender-modelled base: shake to inject viscous Lamb-Oseen vortices that decay as a^2 = a0^2 + 4 nu t, while glitter settles at its Stokes terminal velocity v = 2 r^2 (rho_p - rho_f) g / (9 eta).

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⚙ Under the hood

Shaking a 3D snow globe injects viscous Lamb-Oseen vortices that decay over time while glitter settles at its true Stokes-drag terminal velocity; Blender-built globe, village and base.

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