20th Century Fox Algodoo Now

Here is the story of how amateur physicists used digital crayons to parody (and pay tribute to) the most famous intro in cinema. For the uninitiated, Algodoo is a 2D simulation environment. You draw circles, boxes, gears, and fluids, then apply gravity, friction, and restitution. It looks like a coloring book designed by a mechanical engineer. Released in 2008, it became a cult hit because you could build working cars, catapults, or Rube Goldberg machines using simple mouse strokes.

Have a favorite "Algodoo" parody from your childhood? Link it in the comments—just don't expect smooth frame rates. 20th century fox algodoo

At first glance, a multi-billion dollar Hollywood studio and a Swedish educational sandbox game seem like strange bedfellows. But dig a little deeper into the user-generated content archives of the late 2000s, and you’ll find a bizarre, wonderful subgenre: the recreation. Here is the story of how amateur physicists