@neauoire @aartaka

am not neauoire, but in my experience cellular automata is very useful for simulating physical processes

aside from the usual falling sand stuff, I've also used it to simulate cloud formation
code: https://codeberg.org/notchoc/deluge-domain/src/branch/main/cloudsim/main.tal
sim: https://codeberg.org/notchoc/deluge-domain/src/branch/main/cloudsim.rom
result: https://codeberg.org/notchoc/deluge-domain/src/branch/main/Clouds.rom

quite a few papers on the topic if you're interested ^^