How colliding blocks act like a beam of light...to compute pi.
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John
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Summary
Colliding blocks can be represented in a configuration space, resembling light bouncing between mirrors. By rescaling coordinates based on mass, the analogy helps explain the connection to pi, revealing how many times a beam of light bounces off mirrors relates to the mass ratio of blocks. A shift in perspective simplifies complex problems.