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ryclarky t1_iy89oy5 wrote

Very nicely done! The only thing that seemed off to me is when the balls drop down the holes. The seem to warp and it looks a bit unnatural. But very nice work!

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the_humeister OP t1_iy8cycj wrote

Thanks!

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PM_ME_UR_RECIPEZ t1_iy8mpx1 wrote

I disagree I think you got the speed right and most people don’t pay attention to these things in real life

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TheGrumpyre t1_iy8t3qy wrote

The immediate loss of momentum when they land is the part that feels uncanny. Especially when combined with the feather-light roll down the initial slope, it feels like the density and friction of the balls is constantly changing.

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CutieBoBootie t1_iy8wkf5 wrote

Yeah they need a tiny bounce to pull off realism. But it's still super satisfying to watch regardless

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qualia_fiend t1_iy9tobb wrote

I actually thought the balls were heavy when looking at the initial roll at top, which would lack much of a bounce as they fell down.

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CutieBoBootie t1_iyaje3x wrote

Heavy objects with momentum don't just stop when they hit an object. There's like a physics law about energy or something like that. The point is if the ball had a heavy mass then the moment and the weight would be enough for a tiny bounce. Not like a giant hop but enough that there would be something.

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Duffman66CMU t1_iyaojh7 wrote

That’s just what I noticed. There outfit to be a slight bounce, depending on what ‘material’ the green part is made of. Looks like jade or plastic to me, so I’d assume it’s hard enough to bounce. Makes my brain hurt.

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Okay_Secret t1_iya00x9 wrote

I think it’s because they have zero bounce, as well as the contraption not vibrating from the impact.

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Trickdaddy1 t1_iya9uiy wrote

And they fall at an angle that seems to have too much horizontal movement for the slow speed they’re at

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toastspork t1_iya1oh0 wrote

The too-slow roll when the first pop out of the elevator bugged me.

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the-grim t1_iycuugx wrote

There's overrotation at play there, since they're rolling on rails. Basically the bearings are spinning on the rails at a "normal" speed, but each full rotation doesn't move them forward as much because they only touch the rails at the sides rather than at the bottom.

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toastspork t1_iydcmq4 wrote

Too smooth. They're instantly at rail speed.

They'd pop out of the holes, and skid a bit as they'd decelerate. Then, since the rails are at a slight decline, they'd accelerate a bit.

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bitey87 t1_iyaacyj wrote

Same, none of the bearings did the tight spiral before dropping. I've watched too much Marble Olympics. lol

GOoooooooorangers!

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WhiteRaven42 t1_iycjpmj wrote

I second the drop comment. Too fast or something. The rest of everything is so good, it kind of stands out as "wrong".

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