'Uncharted territory': A well-known science experiment shows how the behavior of a system becomes chaotic and unpredictable when it crosses a certain threshold. Climate scientists are now debating whether the Earth has reached that critical moment
The “double pendulum” is a well-known physics experiment. In it, a simple pendulum has another pendulum attached to its end. When swung gently, it moves in a fairly predictable manner, calculable using simple mathematical equations. However, when you push the pendulum a little harder, its behavior becomes chaotic, nonlinear and unpredictable.