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The creepy fingers that grow from a vibrating cornstarch-water mix can be modeled as a chain of inverted vertical pendulums (DOI:10.1039/c4sm00265b) and are believed to be the fingers of Maxwell's Demon trying to push through into our universe.
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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works · 44 pts · 2y
I used to have a simulation of a double pendulum as my screensaver, and it was so hypnotic that when I was out of the office, no one in the office could work either. I had to change it.
randomaccount43543@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
https://explainxkcd.com/2924
palitu@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 2y
Inverted pendulum becomes stable when vibrated?
tomcatt360@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
https://youtu.be/5oGYCxkgnHQ
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 2y
He's a Witch! Burn him!
Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
I will get the torches
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 2y
I'll bring the pie. Pie's a good idea for most any occasion.
Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Perfect, I love pie.
Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
It works with double pendulums too
https://youtu.be/gnn21smGVrQ
gigachad@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
That was surprisingly loud, I almost fell off the toilet
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
He falls off the toilet.
tomcatt360@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
My bad, I chose the first example video I could find that was less than five minutes long. I previewed it, but without audio since I was at work.
palitu@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 2y
Oh, wow! That's cool. Thanks