Tag Archives: simulators

How to Vapourise London

Posted on October 6, 2008 by

Hypothetically speaking, anyway… According to this funky little impact calculator widget, this is the size of the impact crater that would form if an iron meteor with a 15km radius hit London head on at 60km/s. Even 500km away from … Continue reading →

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Gravitational Ballet

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

I just wasted my entire coffee break playing with this! It’s a celestial mechanics simulator. You can build your own tiny solar system with up to four objects (planets or stars), set their masses and velocities, then hit the start … Continue reading →

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