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mrbobbyg

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Magmawheel reactor?H
« on: December 02, 2010, 11:54:32 am »
has anyone tried this?

If nether cap axles are magma safe, then couldn't someone make a magmawheel?
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 12:01:18 pm »
I remember hearing that magma doesn't provide flow, and thus can't power a waterwheel, magma-safe or not. Could be wrong, though.
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 12:28:01 pm »
Would make an interesting perpetual pump-stack.
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 02:29:24 pm »
Quote from: Jorshamo on December 02, 2010, 12:01:18 pm
I remember hearing that magma doesn't provide flow, and thus can't power a waterwheel, magma-safe or not. Could be wrong, though.

This is true. Magma flows but doesn't provide the the in-game mechanic of "Flow" which waterwheels require.
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2010, 04:23:45 pm »
Yeah, it's too bad.  I'm going to test the axle thing myself, and then see if I can make a magma-windmill as well. 

For !!SCIENCE!!
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Quote from: Trigonous on March 19, 2010, 12:58:41 pm
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2010, 04:27:18 pm »
Make sure to get screens of the attempt!
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2010, 04:30:20 pm »
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2010, 04:31:12 pm »
You could probably use the power generated to pump the magma up, to create a magma fall in the meeting hall. To generate mist.
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2010, 04:33:51 pm »
Quote from: UnrealJake on December 02, 2010, 04:31:12 pm
You could probably use the power generated to pump the magma up, to create a magma fall in the meeting hall. To generate mist.

Falling magma doesn't generate mist - magma mist only happens when a cave-in smashes through magma.
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.

mrbobbyg

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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2010, 04:45:29 pm »
Confirmed.  Nether cap does not burn.  I need 1 more to see if a windmill made out of it won't deconstruct.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

BTW, that was my first magma cannon, and  when I turned it on, and burnt my sentry pets to death, it was so effing *beautiful* i wanted to cry.
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Quote from: Trigonous on March 19, 2010, 12:58:41 pm
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Also, much scarier if literally clowns.

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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2010, 05:17:13 pm »
Quote from: Quietust on December 02, 2010, 04:33:51 pm
Falling magma doesn't generate mist - magma mist only happens when a cave-in smashes through magma.

un related but when I had a massive cavein not anywhere near magma, the combat logs mentioned boiling magma instead of cavein dust.  not like my miners caught fire or anything.
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Re: Magmawheel reactor?H
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2010, 05:49:44 pm »
Quote from: slothen on December 02, 2010, 05:17:13 pm
un related but when I had a massive cavein not anywhere near magma, the combat logs mentioned boiling magma instead of cavein dust.  not like my miners caught fire or anything.

That's just a display bug - the game occasionally refers to cave-in dust using the material's gas state name rather than its solid powder state name.
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Quote from: Lord Dakoth on September 17, 2009, 10:47:58 pm
It's amazing how dwarves can make a stack of bones completely waterproof and magmaproof.
Quote from: Neruz on September 18, 2009, 06:58:26 am
It's amazing how they can make an entire floodgate out of the bones of 2 cats.