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🪡 Buffon's Needle: 2D

Monte Carlo estimate of pi by dropping needles on a ruled floor.

Probability & Statistics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Drop needles on parallel lines to estimate the value of pi through probability experiments.

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