Version 1.6
_2013-05-06

xkcd Time Catapult

A physics simulation of a trebuchet based on the "Time" comic at xkcd.

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Gravity and Atmosphere

Partcle Material

Planet:
Granulate:	Bouncy Sand
FPS:	0

Show Density
Show Movement
Show Projections
Collapsing

Particle Count:	0	Launch Mass:	0.0 kg	max. Velocity:	0.0 m/s	Size of Pixel:	0.00 cm	g:	0.00 m/s²	Density:	0 kg/m³	Absorbsion:	0 %
Pending Particles:	0	Moving Mass:	0.0 kg			Mass/Pixel:	0.00 kg	Medium:	0.00 kg/m³	Friction:	0.00 µ_s	Bouncyness:	0 %

Links

The comic "Time" (#1190) at xkcd.
The reference at the Explain xkcd Wiki.
A wiki dedicated to this particular comic at xkcd-time.wikia.com.
Navigable versions of the comic:

at xkcd.aubronwood.com
at richardwestenra.com/xkcds-time-animated-time-lapse/
at geekwagon.net/projects/xkcd1190/ (code also on GitHub)

Hosted on GitHub.

Awards

Jeff - This is awesome. I love the internet.^[ref]

Fork me on GitHub

Changelog

1.6 - Optimized rendering
1.5 - Added planets and materials, activated collapsing
1.4 - Added visual sugar, physics now use real world values
1.3 - Integrated RequireJS, splitted into multiple files
1.2 - Fixed physics and speeding issues, added buttons
1.1 - Updated layout, some fixes
1.0 - Initial version, basic physics

Legal

xkcd Time Catapult is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

The images are from http://xkcd.com/1190/ licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.

Copyright © Manfred Hantschel 2013