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tfaal

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Nethercap magmawheels
« on: October 20, 2010, 05:32:50 pm »
Title pretty much says it; if I make a waterwheel out of nethercap logs and run magma past it, can I be confident that it will generate power and not be incinerated?
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Quote from: Il Palazzo on July 05, 2010, 07:00:54 pm
I still think that the whole fortress should be flooded with magma the moment you try dividing by zero.
This could be a handy way of teaching preschool children mathematics.

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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 05:38:19 pm »
No and maybe. Waterwheels only generate power from water.
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 06:03:57 pm »
Aww dang, so much for my evil schemes. Thanks for the info.
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Quote from: Il Palazzo on July 05, 2010, 07:00:54 pm
I still think that the whole fortress should be flooded with magma the moment you try dividing by zero.
This could be a handy way of teaching preschool children mathematics.

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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 06:08:22 pm »
It would work, except magma has no flow, and thus cannot power anything. In this case, flow is different from simple movement (which magma does do)
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2010, 08:44:57 pm »
Nether-caps are magma-safe  ???
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2010, 09:36:55 pm »
You could make magma safe beds. That way you can recycle them after each noble is melted.
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2010, 10:16:10 pm »
Quote from: Double A on October 20, 2010, 08:44:57 pm
Nether-caps are magma-safe  ???
Nether-caps have a fixed temperature, meaning that they cannot be brought to their ignition point by any conventional means.
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Quote from: Il Palazzo on July 05, 2010, 07:00:54 pm
I still think that the whole fortress should be flooded with magma the moment you try dividing by zero.
This could be a handy way of teaching preschool children mathematics.

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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2010, 01:48:13 am »
Quote from: worldspawn on October 20, 2010, 09:36:55 pm
You could make magma safe beds. That way you can recycle them after each noble is melted.

Sleeping on a bed which is always at 0°C should be very confortable...
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2010, 02:38:11 am »
I thought about this before, too. Pity a magma reactor can't be made.. That would be as convenient as it is awesome.
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2010, 02:48:14 am »
Why can't a magma reactor be made? Nethercap wheels, green glass pumps... Why wouldn't it work?
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Re: Nethercap magmawheels
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2010, 03:11:59 am »
Quote from: Lytha on October 21, 2010, 02:48:14 am
Why can't a magma reactor be made? Nethercap wheels, green glass pumps... Why wouldn't it work?

Quote from: Urist Imiknorris on October 20, 2010, 05:38:19 pm
No and maybe. Waterwheels only generate power from water.

^ That's why. A reactor derives its power output from flowing water. Doesn't work with magma.
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