Beach Balls

Features: This interactive web experiment features hundreds of vibrant, multi-colored beach balls that react to the movement of your mouse cursor. Powered by a fluid physics engine, the balls collide with each other and the boundaries of your browser window, creating a dynamic, gravity-defying display that offers a highly satisfying tactile experience.

History: Created by the renowned web developer Mr.doob (Ricardo Cabello), "Beach Balls" is part of a legendary collection of early HTML5 and JavaScript experiments. It was designed to showcase the power of the web browser as a platform for creative coding and real-time interactive simulations long before such high-performance graphics were common on the web.

Use cases: It serves as a perfect digital fidget toy for moments of stress, a visually stimulating backdrop for quick breaks, or an educational example for developers interested in learning about basic collision detection and physics-based particle movement in the browser.