π

Buffon's Needle

Estimating through geometric probability

Drop some needles to estimate
Crossing lineNot crossingClick on the canvas to drop a needle at that position
estimate convergence
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Needle length must not exceed line spacing.

10 px80 px

Length of each dropped needle

30 px200 px

Distance between parallel lines

10050 000

Simulation stops after this many needles

×5
1/50××200

5 Needles added per animation frame