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🕯 Christmas Pyramid: Candle Heat, Chimney Flow and Fan Torque Lab

Model a candle-driven Christmas pyramid: convective heat sets the chimney air speed (cube-root law), slanted fan blades turn it into torque, and friction and inertia decide the steady rpm. Includes five in-page numerical checks.

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Christmas Pyramid: Candle Heat, Chimney Flow and Fan Torque Lab ↗ Open standalone
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Model a candle-driven Christmas pyramid: convective heat sets the chimney air speed (cube-root law), slanted fan blades turn it into torque, and friction and inertia decide the steady rpm. Includes five in-page numerical checks.

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

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