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Big Ideas Of Science
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Description
Physics-based simulation of a chain of several rigid bodies connected by flexible joints, using the 2D Rigid Body Physics Engine.
Click near an object to exert a force with your mouse. Try changing gravity, elasticity (bounciness), and damping (friction).
Some learning goals can be to answer these questions:
- Does gravity affect the shape of the curve of the resting chain?
- Does the simulation behave like a real chain? Does it sometimes "snap" violently?
- When is kinetic energy highest?
- Why does tension vary? How does the varying tension relate to the relative amount of kinetic or potential energy?
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