How Things Coil (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

How Things Coil (2 of 3)

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Discrete elastic rods, used for hair simulation here, are also being used to predict the coiling of undersea communication cables.

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Eitan Grinspun/Columbia Engineering

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