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[Albedo]

dwarves can create infinite pressure and water with a powered pump.

Players new to the game should be aware this is hydrostatic pressure, an equaling force, not anything that causes liquids to shoot or spray.

[Firnagzen]

The magma generator works! 'm now filling in a 20x20 cavern with NO magma input!

Urgh. The output's not fantastic, though.

[Jim Groovester]

Detailed diagrams and instructions to replicate or it didn't happen. You know, standard scientific verification procedure.

[Firnagzen]

Well, I haven't got any diagrams, but what I did was replicate this:

http://mkv25.net/dfma/movie-285-waterpressureinriverexperiment

Over a little magma resevoir I dug, filled and sealed off with floodgates.


EDIT: Urgh, possibly I made a mistake. Further testing currently going on.

SECOND EDIT: Yep, mistake. Magma was flowing in diagonally through a gap I missed. Rebuilding...

Third: Darn. It seems it doesn't work with magma.

[Neruz]

Wait, you can generate an infinite amount of water with pumps now?

[Jim Groovester]

Not anymore, I don't think. It was a bug.

[Firnagzen]

Oh. So that's why it doesn't work with magma anymore, either. 

[Hakazaba]

If ice is falling on to a magma heated surface does it melt before it hits that surface?

[zchris13]

Depends. What type of ice?
Rock ice, when falling, should be a projectile, and therefor in stasis, and unaffected at all by anything other than itself, and gravity.
Ice walls cavein instantly, so that isn't even a consideration.

[Hakazaba]

Exellent  *evil larfter*

[zchris13]

I know dorfs at least are a projectile, just like when you smack them, but I'm not sure about items and rocks.