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Physics

Interactive simulations and explanations of the counterintuitive corners of classical physics.

Rotational Mechanics

Tennis Racket Theorem

Spin any object around its intermediate axis and it tumbles — always. Euler's equations predict it, Dzhanibekov observed it in orbit. Explore the instability interactively.

High-Dimensional Geometry

The Dimension Tradeoff

As dimensions grow, geometric intuition breaks down in measurable ways — volume concentrates in shells, spheres flatten to pancakes, and nearest neighbors blur together. The same effect is also why AI embeddings work.

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Fluid Mechanics

Fluid Dynamics

Navier-Stokes equations, turbulence, and the physics of flow. Interactive simulations of laminar and chaotic fluid behavior.

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