How Can Box2D and ActionScript 3.0 Simulate a Galton Board with Colliding Balls?

In summary, a possible idea for a physics simulation using box2d and actionscript3.0 is a Galton board simulation where multiple balls can collide with each other.
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wahhg
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i have to make a physics simulation using box2d and actionscript3.0. So can anybody give me an interesting idea for this
 
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I don't know what either of those are, so I can't really help you. Sorry.
 
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wahhg said:
i have to make a physics simulation using box2d and actionscript3.0. So can anybody give me an interesting idea for this

Box2d handles collisions of solid bodies. How about a Galton board? A simple Galton board simulation will have balls falling one at a time, but box2d should be able to handle a stream of balls so that the balls will also collide with each other.
 

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