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Danjen

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Boiling Metals?
« on: December 01, 2009, 05:53:07 am »
Is this possible? The wiki lists magma as having a temperature of 12,000 Urists, while Zinc has a boiling point of 11,633 Urists, so it as at least theoretically possible.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2009, 06:52:44 am »
Zinc is boilable, and I'm pretty sure....

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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2009, 06:54:55 am »
Hm, even so, I suppose it doesn't fill the air with noxious fumes, and instead only disappears?
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2009, 07:25:19 am »
Considering that materials like metal that sublime at 0 degrees freeze nearby creatures to death, wouldn't extremely hot metal vapors deal heat damage to nearby dwarves?
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2009, 09:16:04 am »
Yes, zinc will boil in magma. In fact, it's specifically noted on the page for zinc.
If, somehow, the magma didn't set everything on fire, the cloud of boiling zinc would probably inflict some horrific damage to whatever was nearby.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2009, 10:11:48 am »
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2009, 04:32:03 pm »
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2009, 05:06:40 pm »
Hacks.  It messes with the temperature on that tile in weird ways.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2009, 05:44:43 pm »
Boiling metal? Boiling iron? Hmmm... I wonder if someone can get a melted metal coating. You know... before they die.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2009, 05:47:34 pm »
Having a pool of liquid metal for coating dwarves, goblins, elves, and other objects would be pretty awesome.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2009, 07:47:12 pm »
I've seen zinc boil in some caravans I was frying, at that point I officially deemed magma my favourite.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2009, 01:55:07 am »
You can have metal coverings. PLay Adventure Mode as an SOF, try to pick up a weapon.
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Re: Boiling Metals?
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2009, 03:00:30 am »
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You can have metal coverings. PLay Adventure Mode as an SOF, try to pick up a weapon.
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