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Strange Attractors for a playground swing
Built for engineers using it for real design work. Go from concept to a running model in the browser, then scale to the cloud when needed. Simulate a playground swing live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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3D chaos · drag to orbit
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Five famous strange attractors in 3D. Tune the Lorenz constants, then drag to orbit around the chaos.
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AttractorLorenz
Points19,799
ρ (rho)28
TypeStrange / chaotic
Governing equation
Reading this result: Classic Lorenz (ρ=28, σ=10): the trajectory orbits two lobes forever without ever repeating. Sensitive dependence on initial conditions means the tiniest nudge changes everything — the butterfly effect.
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