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Claude-built walkable O'Neill cylinder simulation draws interest

Original: I asked Claude build a physically accurate O'Neill cylinder you can walk around

A developer used the AI assistant Claude to build an interactive, physically accurate simulation of an O'Neill cylinder — a rotating space habitat concept first proposed by physicist Gerard K. O'Neill — that users can walk around in. The project is available online and has drawn attention on Hacker News, where readers are discussing how well AI coding tools can handle demanding physics and 3D rendering tasks.

Why now: Interest in AI coding tools like Claude tackling complex physics and interactive 3D projects is high right now.

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• I asked Claude build a physically accurate O'Neill cylinder you can walk around · bilsbie · 31

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