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Re:Millihertz 5 Mechanical Computer on Thursday May 01, 2025 @07:31PM (#43864543)
I built some logic gates using water and a 3D printed "seesaw" that tilts to the left or right: https://byronknoll.blogspot.com/2022/06/water-computer.html
That might have been a small "dead end" near an edge. You can try clicking the rewind button to get unstuck.
Re:Laservex: HTML5 Laser Puzzle Game on Sunday November 25, 2012 @02:25PM (#4828962)
In case people are curious, the reflection limit per laser is currently set to 500 to avoid infinite loops.
Re:Laservex: HTML5 Laser Puzzle Game on Sunday November 25, 2012 @01:49PM (#4828852)
Nice ideas! I have a small list of higher priority features to add first, but I am adding these to my queue:

- refraction polygons - concave/convex lenses - concave/convex mirrors

I think the easiest way to add these would be to just make them fixed objects in the level (so the only drag-able items would still be the straight mirrors).

Re:Laservex: HTML5 Laser Puzzle Game on Sunday November 25, 2012 @05:13AM (#4827814)
The left shift is probably due to the scroll bar appearing (since the save button makes the page slightly longer).