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Sandbox

Paint with heat.

A 30 by 20 cm plate you can draw on. Put down heaters and freezers, paint copper wires, glass, wood or insulating walls, and watch the heat find its way around them.

About this sandbox

A 30 by 20 cm plate you can paint on: heaters, freezers, copper, glass, wood and insulating walls. Heat flows in two dimensions, cell by cell, as fast as each material allows.

Things to try

  • Build a wall with a gap and watch heat squeeze through.
  • Lay a copper wire across glass.
  • Draw radiator fins and touch the edges to room air.

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