Pendulum chain — verlet rope simulation

Verlet rope with 20–50 nodes hung from a top anchor. Cursor near the tip grabs it; click flings it. Ornaments dangle from intermediate nodes.

How it works

Verlet rope. 20–50 nodes (sized to viewport height), 14px segments, hung from a top anchor. Cursor near the tip grabs it; click flings it. Ornaments dangle from every fifth intermediate node.

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Categories: Physics.