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I feel like I'm missing something - why do certain elements seemingly only effect a specific color of ball in the machine? I assume it's to prevent the colors f
by its_ethan 2y ago
I feel like I'm missing something - why do certain elements seemingly only effect a specific color of ball in the machine? I assume it's to prevent the colors from getting totally jumbled up, but it doesn't seem like that's explained in this write up?
- chromakode 2y agoWe gave each ball different physical properties. Yellow balls are light and have lots of air drag. Green balls are massive. Red balls are very bouncy. This allows physical sorters to be designed.
- its_ethan 2y agoOh neat! Thanks for the reply to clarify that - I like having different properties as a concept added to the machine!
- junon 2y agoOhhhhhh this makes so much more sense. I was confused about how that was working with some of the designs. Thanks for explaining!
- creatonez 2y agoThe Explain xkcd wiki has further documented how the game works: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2916:_Machine https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2916:_Machine
- pimlottc 2y agoAh, I was confused by this as well, this information is missing from the article. I couldn't find any explanation about the colors in the application either.
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