It's interesting to see that it really does work! The first half of the video simulates a single day as the shadow moves across from left to right. Can you figure out the approximate date, or at least two possible approximate dates? The second half of the video shows what the shadow looks like at 12 noon over the period of an entire year.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Simulating a sundial on Google Sketchup
Craig discovered today that you can simulate a sundial with Google Sketchup. So he put together a nice little sundial that replicates the one I saw in Israel, which uses my generated diagram. And it works! This is a simulation of the first sundial.
It's interesting to see that it really does work! The first half of the video simulates a single day as the shadow moves across from left to right. Can you figure out the approximate date, or at least two possible approximate dates? The second half of the video shows what the shadow looks like at 12 noon over the period of an entire year.
It's interesting to see that it really does work! The first half of the video simulates a single day as the shadow moves across from left to right. Can you figure out the approximate date, or at least two possible approximate dates? The second half of the video shows what the shadow looks like at 12 noon over the period of an entire year.
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You guys are some of my favorite nerds ever (running just behind Robert. lol).
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