Bounce Lottery

to setup
  clear-all
  set-default-shape turtles "circle"
  draw-walls
  crt 5                                 ;; create some turtles
    [ randomize ]                       ;; place them randomly
  reset-ticks
end 

; draws the boundaries (walls) of the "billiard table"

to draw-walls
  ; draw left and right walls
  ask patches with [abs pxcor = max-pxcor]
    [ set pcolor blue ]
  ; draw top and bottom walls
  ask patches with [abs pycor = max-pycor]
    [ set pcolor blue ]
end 

; set random location

to randomize
  setxy random-xcor random-ycor
  if pcolor = blue       ; if it's on the wall...
    [ randomize ]        ; ...try again
end 

to go
  ask turtles [
    ifelse leave-trace?             ;; the turtle puts its pen up or down depending on the
      [ pd ]                        ;; value of the LEAVE-TRACE? switch
      [ pu ]
    bounce
    fd 0.1
  ]
  tick
end 

;; this procedure checks the coordinates and makes the turtles
;; reflect according to the law that the angle of reflection is
;; equal to the angle of incidence

to bounce  ;; turtle procedure
  ; check: hitting left or right wall?
  if abs [pxcor] of patch-ahead 0.1 = max-pxcor
    ; if so, reflect heading around x axis
    [ set heading (- heading) ]
  ; check: hitting top or bottom wall?
  if abs [pycor] of patch-ahead 0.1 = max-pycor
    ; if so, reflect heading around y axis
    [ set heading (180 - heading) ]
end 


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; To the extent possible under law, Uri Wilensky has waived all
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