The premise of the original simulator was to show how (reasonably shaped) icebergs actually float. This one adds melting and says: "his new code actually takes material away from the surface of the iceberg in a uniform way. It works more like you would expect melting ice to behave." But this is not how I would expect a melting iceberg to behave at all, and I'm fairly sure that -- unlike the floating part -- this is not now icebergs actually melt.
There is no reason to believe that the air and the water around the iceberg are the same temperature or otherwise in a state where melting would be completely uniform. This changes a somewhat scientific simulation into an unscientific toy.
I just consider this a toy (just like the previous implementation). The melting is a super fun feature indeed. Try drawing and upside down capital lambda spanning the entire canvas:
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Try not to draw perfect lines. At first the iceberg has the two tops standing out, which is fun, then as it melts and starts breaking a part around the thinnest parts, it is super fun to see how it reacts. Eventually you will end up with a bunch of slim topice floating on the surface.
How far do we want to take this simulation :-) it's also 2d, which is probably a more serious concern given the way the mass distribution reacts to each increase in dimensionality.
There were also no penguins or polar bears, which might be possible in the real world but doesn't seem probably after drawing at least 10,000 large icebergs. None showed up. So, not biologically realistic either. I'm off to draw another 10,000 now to if their impact on local weather pattern is appropriately modeled.
Last time it was posted, someone had found it behaves weirdly with an infinity symbol shaped iceberg.
I tried it with this one, and yes, that issue is still there, though it seems to be better. Now most of them split into two icebergs, but some just jump away..
I just tried it and the first attempt immediately jumped out of frame with a rapid spin before suddenly appearing near the bottom of the water and floating up calmly. I've tried like 40 more since and have yet to reproduce it. I wonder what caused that.
This made me realize how much the Continental USA looks like a seahorse if you flip it on its side. The east coast is the head with Florida as its ears and the West Coast is the tail curled up
I've always been fond of Florida. It and it's people seem colorful and are certainly amusing. Of course, I've never visited it, and never will. So YMMV.
Grew up on florida, in a 10 year span I lived in 4 other states, then moved back. I always ended up having a circle of friends comprised of cops. The "Florida man" trope is just because our arrest records are public record unlike other states. There are plenty of Washington, Virginia, Oregon and Colorado man/woman stories out there getting naked, oiling themselves up, smoking meth and robbing places. I know way too many cops who are tired of arresting naked drunks/tweakers from around the country.
Just realized why people were talking about states and countries. I picked Colorado and a trapezoid appeared. I thought that was just a default shape and the selection had something to do with climate and/or elevation.
Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) doesn't include Northern Ireland. The UK (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) does.
On the other hand, Great Britain "includes islands, such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland, that are part of England, Wales, or Scotland".
[Edit for clairity: responding to 'On the other hand, Great Britain "includes islands...']
Even your quote starts with "Great Britain is an island", though it later goes into "Politically, Great Britain refers to the whole of England, Scotland and Wales in combination".
So realistically its correct both ways - you can use it as a geographical term excluding islands or a political term including islands
Not sure of your point at all, I find your comment totally confusing in at least 3 different places. Not worth going into I guess. Mine was mainly just that it doesn't include Northern Ireland. I only mentioned the other islands as it would be nice to see them in iceberg form. :-)
As someone who lives there, I would use "Britain" to include the other islands in England, Scotland and Wales but most people here don't refer to the main island specifically.
There is no reason to believe that the air and the water around the iceberg are the same temperature or otherwise in a state where melting would be completely uniform. This changes a somewhat scientific simulation into an unscientific toy.