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Someone built a walkable, physically accurate O'Neill cylinder with Claude
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 simulation of an O'Neill cylinder, a proposed rotating space habitat, that users can walk around in while obeying physics such as artificial gravity from rotation. The project was shared on Hacker News, where commenters are discussing how well the simulation captures the real physics of such habitats.
Why now: Interest in AI-assisted coding and classic space colonization concepts is driving attention to this hands-on demonstration.
ClaudeO'Neill cylinderHacker News
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