Having Phun with Physics Simulations

A couple weeks ago I stumbled on Phun, a Physics simulator built by Emil Ernerfeldt for his thesis project.

Phun acts as a physics playground. Inside Phun you can setup simulations and run them with all sorts of variables, such as gravity and air friction.

Phun even supports water! While it is a little rough around the edges, Phun is extremely–well…fun!

If I had this in school I probably would have done much better in Physics. At least I would have been more entertained.

Here’s a quick demo I put together showing a couple different simulations.

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Download Phun for OS X.

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Written by Brad Jasper on May 12, 2008 at 9:20 pm - Having Phun with Physics Simulations has 3 comments - Categorized in Cool OS X Apps, Easy Tips

3 Responses to “Having Phun with Physics Simulations”

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   Discerptor
   Eerie. I just downloaded this app today. Some of the tools in Phun are simply amazing, especially once you start playing around with friction, spring constants, and the like. May 13th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
   
   
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   Brad Jasper
   Discerptor,
   
   Yes I agree. I couldn't even figure out some of the advanced stuff.
   
   I'm sure there are some scientific things you can do with this--I just don't have that knowledge :). May 13th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
   
   
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   Discerptor
   Well, it's not the sort of advanced tool you would do simulations for an actual research project with. But I think it provides a good amount of fun for geeks and could probably see some use in a teaching environment. May 14th, 2008 at 9:41 am
   
   

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