Traffic!

While this is bascially just a video of an ordinary traffic jam, it was more interesting to me than that.  As you watch, you can get a clear view of how one or two drivers can cause a huge change in the flow of traffic; it is very similar to the Lorenz model, where just a few decimal places made a significant difference in the result.  I also thought that it was neat how the car traffic continued to jam up, while people traffic continued to nonchalantly meander through the cars - in this instance, it was obvious that the size of the particle had an effect on its mobility thru jams.

Posted at 04:02PM Dec 02, 2008 by Molly Wright in MediaHunt6  |  Comments[0]