[HN Gopher] Using physics simulations to find targeting strategi...
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       Using physics simulations to find targeting strategies in tenpin
       bowling
        
       Author : PaulHoule
       Score  : 37 points
       Date   : 2025-04-22 14:14 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (pubs.aip.org)
        
       | VectorLock wrote:
       | Now lets see it with candlepin.
        
       | joncrane wrote:
       | Question: the authors use the term "inhomogeneous" to describe
       | the oil pattern. Is there a difference between heterogeneous and
       | inhomogeneous?
        
         | fnord77 wrote:
         | subtle difference: "heterogeneous" generally implies a mixture
         | of distinct, separate elements or components, while
         | "inhomogeneous" can refer to a lack of uniformity in properties
         | within a single substance
         | 
         | at least in chem
        
         | TheJoeMan wrote:
         | Heterogeneous refers to a mix of dissimilar compounds, while
         | inhomogeneous is more about a varying of properties throughout
         | a single compound.
         | 
         | So in the abstract, the friction surface is called
         | inhomogeneous because it's referring to the floor as one
         | component with a varying friction coefficient.
        
       | madcaptenor wrote:
       | This reminds me of previous work showing where you should aim in
       | darts (https://www.stat.cmu.edu/~ryantibs/darts/). Basically, if
       | you're very accurate you should aim at the 20, but next to it are
       | 1 and 5, so if you're less accurate there are more forgiving
       | spots on the board.
        
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