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Magnetic Pendulum

Predictability has a fractal boundary. A pendulum swinging over three magnets always settles on one — but where the basins meet, the outcome becomes infinitely sensitive to starting position. The same physics, yet a hair’s breadth sends it to a completely different destination.
Presets
Parameters
0.20
1.00
0.50
0.25
Resolution
300
Display
Magnets
Magnet 1
Magnet 2
Magnet 3
Click: simulate trajectory · Space: re-render
Drag sliders to change physics, then re-render
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