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Falling Cubes

Small additions. Sudden rearrangements.

Cubes accumulate under gravity, friction and collisions. A small addition can trigger a larger rearrangement.

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A question for the model

Change gravity, bounce and drop frequency, and compare the pile’s height with its sudden rearrangements.

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What you are exploring

A rigid-body pile inspired by self-organizing criticality. Avalanches alone do not establish criticality; that would require statistical testing.

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