[Phys-l] Line Rider simulation

[Bill Reitz <wreitz@neo.rr.com>]

Have you tried this Flash-based physics toy ( as the author calls it) 
LineRider? You use your mouse to draw a slope, click the play button and 
a rider on a sled slides down your hill. It seems to be a realistic 
physics model. My students seem hypnotized by it . See a sample of what 
a lot of spare time can achieve at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeBO8y5nRYU


or try downloading it an having a try yourself.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/26674594/?offset=10

How can it be used to teach physics?


Bill Reitz
Hoover HS
North Canton, OH