Comments on: Oot and aboot

By: Sili

Sili — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:24:14 +0000

My little laptop doesn’t seem too happy with the Sandbox – just like he gets warm when playing Youtubes.

But when I tried loading the Solar System, planets flew everywhere and when I found the Sun in was locked in a binary system with Saturn!

Dunno what went wrong, but it didn’t strike me as all the intuitive. Unstalling it now …

By: Universe Sandbox « Quaedam

Universe Sandbox « Quaedam — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:57:02 +0000

[...] FROM THE FIREWORKS–Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy recently linked to this excellent piece of software and I’ve just been having a ball with it. [...]

By: Esmitt

Esmitt — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:14:32 +0000

The kids spent the morning blowing up the solar system. The death star was a nice touch. Thanks for the link!

By: Michael L

Michael L — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:35:35 +0000

I have become the destroyer of worlds! Seriously! Universe Sandbox is awesome! I have flung Earth out of the solar system countless times already.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:20:02 +0000

@Phil: there’s a reason I bought a Mac

The smug superiority and persecution complex? ‘Cause that’s why I bought mine

By: Dixon

Dixon — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:39:58 +0000

Ah, perhaps I should have been clear, I’m not the programs creator. Just share a name…

By: madge

madge — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:26:24 +0000

I LOVE Universe Sandbox! I could play all day! Creating and destroying worlds, stars….. Oh The Power! The Power! MuaHaHaHaHa!