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Show HN: Interactive physics simulations I built while teaching my daughter

anticlickwise Monday, January 19, 2026

I started teaching my daughter physics by showing her how things actually work - plucking guitar strings to explain vibration, mixing paints to understand light, dropping objects to see gravity in action.

She learned so much faster through hands-on exploration than through books or videos. That's when I realized: what if I could recreate these physical experiments as interactive simulations?

Lumen is the result - an interactive physics playground covering sound, light, motion, life, and mechanics. Each module lets you manipulate variables in real-time and see/hear the results immediately.

Try it: https://www.projectlumen.app/

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Project Lumen is an open-source platform that helps organizations and individuals manage and share their data securely, with features like end-to-end encryption, access control, and collaboration tools.
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