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Newtonian Mechanics is Simple…

Posted in Education, mathematics with tags , on May 29, 2026 by telescoper


People keep telling me that Newtonian Mechanics is simple. Here’s a demonstration of the apparently simple Double Pendulum that demonstrates very complicated behaviour.

P.S. I did not make the video – it can be found all over the interrnet. I am sharing it here for the education and entertainment of my readers, both of them.

P.P.S. The music is a track called “Swing Theory”…