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What Doesn't Hold

Studies that run, and still don't hold — and why.

field IV — lanescounterflow
geometric cellsdistance = 0.4 m
Intent

Two crowds cross in a corridor; lanes form on their own. Expose the one parameter — preferred distance — that makes them appear or dissolve.

Verdict

Converges to a static equilibrium. The phenomenon is the transition, and the transition ends.

gravity wellnodes · orbit
move = orbittap = snap
Intent

A relational graph that winds into orbit — nodes linking, drifting, pulled into a moving center.

Verdict

Reacts to the cursor, not to a condition. A toy, not a field.

sphere · lathelatitude rings
move = rotatetap = flick
Intent

A solid ASCII sphere turned from parallel rings — volume and shading from type alone.

Verdict

A rendering variant, not an observation. Craft with nothing underneath.

gather · vortexindigo
move = vortextap = burst
Intent

Glyph-particles caught in a vortex, spun tighter the longer you hold.

Verdict

Boids-like tuning, not a study. A tweak, not a condition.