Choose the number of sticks that you would like to drop each time. Press space to drop them. You can change the number of sticks that you drop each time by using the slider. Also, press R to drop 10,000 sticks if you want to speed things up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USE IN TURBO MODE! ALSO, PRESS THE FLAG TWICE. Press C for the cheat so you can get to the equation more quickly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If there are any glitches, please tell me in the comments!
I created this for my math class quarter project. It simulates Buffon's needle, which is a math concept identified by mathematician Comte de Buffon in 1777. At this time, people would bet on coins landing on cracks in a wood floor. Buffon wanted to find the probability for the betting game. He calculated by tossing needles on the floor and found out that it was related to pi. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Credits: http://supercomputingchallenge.org/archive/00-01/STI/finalreports/team16/history.html http://mste.illinois.edu/activity/buffon/ dejohnso helped me make some of it and also gave me the idea for the project. Check out some of their projects! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
