In article <3c0e5a4a@news.povray.org>, run### [at] mobilixnetdk 
says...

> Sure, but what's considered high initial speed? I think the particles have
> high initial speed...

I think, they would escape the system immediately if they had sufficient 
energy. I maybe wrong though.

> My particles collide with the planet before that happens.

Perhaps the effect isn't visible at once, but accumulates?

> Haha, that's completely out of the question with my system. Having each
> particle have differently spaced interation steps - that sure would be a
> mess, and practically impossible to code into my system...

Yes, it was just an idea, and probably anyway overkill unless you want to 
accurately simulate a solar system :-)

Lutz-Peter

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