🌀 Double Pendulum Chaos
Experience Chaos Theory in action! A pendulum attached to a pendulum moves in highly unpredictable, hypnotic ways.
👆 Grab the pendulums and throw them around!
🦋 The Butterfly Effect
The double pendulum is a famous example of a chaotic physical system.
Because it has two joints, its movement is highly sensitive to initial conditions. This means if you drop it from almost the exact same spot twice, the resulting pattern it draws will be completely different! Notice how the path never quite repeats itself.
Because it has two joints, its movement is highly sensitive to initial conditions. This means if you drop it from almost the exact same spot twice, the resulting pattern it draws will be completely different! Notice how the path never quite repeats itself.