It’s amazing to see Physics Simulations moving out of the arena of SuperComputers into the realm of mere mortals with tools like GPU accelerators and fast physics engines like PhysX and Havok going mainstream.  ForCG.com has a great compilation of 20 impressive physics simulation videos, including the amazing one shown above.

Physics simulations are becoming more and more advanced and more spectacular each year. With processors that are becoming faster and faster computers are able to calculate complicated simulations ending up with really stunning effects. This collection consist of some beautiful physics simulations made using RayFire plug-in for 3D application or NVIDIA PhysX. Both of them enable designers to create very realistic 3D simulations.

via 20 Stunning Examples of Physics Simulations – ForCG.