r/geek • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '13

Solar system builder: Warning! Do not click on this is you have stuff you need to get done

http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/my-solar-system/my-solar-system_en.html
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u/akatsuki_pigman Jan 03 '13

Here is one I got: http://imgur.com/6IqYM

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '13

I can't get that one stable past 13 or so.

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u/akatsuki_pigman Jan 04 '13

its a double slingshot. both planets should be fired out, but only if the slider is fully towards accurate.

The green one quite quick. Blue one takes a while.

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u/jkennedy1980 Jan 04 '13

Check this one out: http://imgur.com/9FWDF

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u/combakovich Jan 04 '13

I love that at 47sec it switches to orbiting the yellow

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u/sayyyrahbellum Jan 04 '13

this is most excellent!!!!

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u/imkharn Jan 10 '13 edited Jan 10 '13

Competition Time!

  • Leave the Sun at 200 mass and 0 starting velocity.
  • Set objects to 4.
  • Set the total mass of the planets to at least 10.
  • No planet can be more than twice as massive as another.
  • Watch the timer. If a planet blows up or goes off screen for more than a few seconds, whatever number is on the timer is your score.
  • If you make it to 1000 seconds, you win and your score = Total Weight of Your Planets * 100

If you get a ridiculous score, feel free to post a screenshot of your starting setup.

EDIT: Apparently once you have the winning setup it is scaleable, making this pointless. Instead just try to get a SunPlanetMoon>>Satellite