Ball bouncing in a spinning hexagon
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The ball bouncing in a spinning hexagon test, run by 7 models across 4 posts on X. Watch each result, then compare what the posts report below.
By model
4 posts2 solo · 2 side-by-sideNot a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.
Results by model
| Model | Post | Time | Cost | Tokens | Author’s verdict | Original |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek R1 | Spinning hexagon (JS canvas), 4 models@andronov04 | — | — | — | — | X post |
| DeepSeek R1 | Ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1@flavioAd | — | — | — | O3-mini crushed DeepSeek R1 | X post |
| DeepSeek V3 0324 | Spinning hexagon (JS canvas), 4 models@andronov04 | — | — | — | — | X post |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | Ball in a spinning hexagon@_akhaliq | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | Spinning hexagon (JS canvas), 4 models@andronov04 | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Grok 3 | Ball in a spinning hexagon@immasiddx | — | — | — | — | X post |
| OpenAI o3-mini | Ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1@flavioAd | — | — | — | Author’s pick | X post |
| Qwen QwQ-Plus | Spinning hexagon (JS canvas), 4 models@andronov04 | — | — | — | — | X post |
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Summary
4 posts on X run this test with DeepSeek V3.1, DeepSeek V3 0324, Gemini 2.0 Flash, Qwen QwQ-Plus, DeepSeek R1, Grok 3 and OpenAI o3-mini. None of these posts report cost or time per model. According to @flavioAd, o3-mini crushed DeepSeek R1. (The author’s view.)
Who won where
1- Ball in a spinning hexagon: o3-mini vs R1O3-mini crushed DeepSeek R1.— the author’s view, @flavioAd (paraphrased)
About this test
An early reasoning-model physics test. Now mostly run as a nostalgia check.
Canonical prompt
write a Python program that shows a ball bouncing inside a spinning hexagon. The ball should be affected by gravity and friction, and it must bounce off the rotating walls realistically
20 balls bouncing inside a spinning heptagon…
write a JS(canvas) program that shows a ball bouncing inside a spinning hexagon. The ball should be affected by gravity and friction, and it must bounce off the rotating walls realistically — as shown by @andronov04
write a Python program that shows a ball bouncing inside a spinning hexagon. The ball should be affected by gravity and friction, and it must bounce off the rotating walls realistically — as shown by @flavioAd
Origin: Community test from early 2025; heptagon variant from the KCORES arena