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18 Jul 2024 16:20:15 EDT (-0400)
  Re: a newton's cradle  
From: Dave B
Date: 26 Jun 2004 14:14:41
Message: <40ddbd11$1@news.povray.org>
Very nice

Personally though I would like to see those chrome sphere over a checkered
plane ;)

Dave.


"scott" <spa### [at] spamcom> wrote in message news:40dd99c7$1@news.povray.org...

> > In article <40dd92a6$1@news.povray.org>, "scott" <spa### [at] spamcom>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > But you're right, for an "average" sized model (maybe 15cm tall) it
> > > should be much faster, let me look up the time period for a
> > > pendulum formula...
> >
> >
> > Yep, and remember that the angle between your pendulum and the
> > vertical axe is a sinus function of time. I couldn't see if it were
> > used here or not. (definitly too slow ;) )
>
> The angle=sine(time) at the moment, but actually that is not physically
> correct.
>
> The equation for a pendulum is ang.accel = g * sin(angle), whereas most
> people just use ang.accel = g * angle :-)
>
>
>


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