One thousand balls dropped on a double well curve (~ x^4

Re:One thousand balls dropped on a double well curve (~ x^4 ... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:25PM (#36408342)

I was wondering this too! The video description states:

> In the 1000-ball part balls are initially mutually separated by less than a millionth of the plot width.

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Re:One thousand balls dropped on a double well curve (~ x^4 ... by vikingerik on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @04:55PM (#36410424)

Right. Also I think the initial drop position is deliberately selected to get the balls separating sooner. Once they get over the hump to the right side, they make several successive bounces at very shallow angles to the surface, which will magnify a small difference in ball position into a greater difference in bounce position and timing.

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