Scene
Escape the ring
A ring with a spinning gap. The ball only escapes when the gap lines up, and the spin speed decides the suspense.
Open Escape the ring in the editor
Parameters
The same controls as the editor, with the same range. The default is what the example page uses.
| Parameter | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Gap | 2 – 120° | 28 |
| Angular speed | -8 – 8rad/s | 1.1 |
| Balls | 1 – 12 | 1 |
| Gravity | 0 – 40 | 12 |
| Bounciness | 0 – 1 | 0.94 |
| Initial speed | 0 – 30 | 5 |
| Growth per collision | 0 – 0.2 | 0 |
How it usually ends
Measured by the engine with the default configuration over a fixed sample of seeds. No number here is an estimate.
- Seeds in the sample
- 40
- Escapes
- 100%
- Settles
- 0%
- Times out
- 0%
- Collisions (median)
- 9.5
- Duration (median)
- 8.8 s
- Climax (median position)
- 27%
- The fraction of the video where event density peaks. Close to 100% means the best moment is at the end.
Seeds that end well
No seed in the sample reached the search threshold. These are still the best ones.
- seed2211654score 71 out of 10018 collisions11.2 sescapeOpen seed 2211654 in the editor
- seed2106925score 60 out of 10019 collisions18.1 sescapeOpen seed 2106925 in the editor
- seed640719score 59 out of 10036 collisions28.7 sescapeOpen seed 640719 in the editor
- seed3573131score 51 out of 1009 collisions6.2 sescapeOpen seed 3573131 in the editor
- seed2735299score 48 out of 1007 collisions3.8 sescapeOpen seed 2735299 in the editor
Watch
Videos of this scene published by the channel, each with the recipe that produced it.
A 14-Degree Gap That Wouldn't Line Up — Simbounce
Escape the ring · Sep 12, 2026
A rotating ring with just a 14-degree gap kept sliding past the ball's path, again and again. It took 69 hits — and a climax three-quarters of the way through — before the opening finally lined up. Physics simulation, no cuts, no scripting.
scene69 collisionsView the video and the recipeOne Gap, One Ball, Almost No Time — Simbounce
Escape the ring · Sep 10, 2026
A single ball hunts a twelve-degree gap in a ring spinning too fast to time — 23 hits before it finally slips through, right at the very end. Physics sim, no cuts, no scripting.
scene23 collisionsView the video and the recipeTwo Balls Trapped In A Spinning Ring — Simbounce
Escape the ring · Sep 7, 2026
A spinning ring holds a narrow 20° gap — the only way out. Two balls take 36 hits before one finally slips through, with the opening barely lined up in time. Physics sim, no cuts, no scripting.
scene36 collisionsView the video and the recipe
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a Escape the ring video?
Open the scene in the editor, adjust the parameters, try a few seeds and export to MP4. Rendering happens in your browser and costs nothing.
Why does the same seed always give the same video?
The simulation is deterministic: fixed-step physics and seeded random numbers. The same seed with the same parameters reproduces the same video on any machine.
How long is a Escape the ring video?
The video ends when the scene ends. The median duration measured in the sample is in the outcomes section, and the seed search shows each candidate's duration before rendering.
Can I use the video on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram?
Yes. The export is a vertical video with audio, ready for Shorts, Reels and TikTok. On the free plan it carries a discreet watermark.
How do I pick a seed that ends well?
Use the editor's seed search: it simulates dozens of variations without drawing and ranks the ones with a late climax. The seeds on this page came from the same heuristic.
Make your own variation
Open the scene in the editor with one of the seeds above, or let the search find another.
Open Escape the ring in the editor