Water dynamics suggestion/request

  • rrusciguy
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    I searched for a while and didn't see anything about this so I feel safe enough to post :P
    A feature I would like to see added to the dynamics of water is capillary action, at least horizontally, so a one pixel wide path that zigzags (height variation only 1 pixel) is a viable path for water, instead of it having to be flat or only going in a downward direction.
  • MasterMind555
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @rrusciguy
    .......?
    You mean water 'wiggles' less on flat surface?
  • rrusciguy
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    no a path through diamond or quartz, etc.
  • MasterMind555
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    ???
    You mean it could pass throught some surfaces?
  • Lockheedmartin
    4th Apr 2011 Moderator 0 Permalink
    Capillary action, is the rise of liquids between two surfaces. So a straw of diamond could allow liquids to rise between the two layers through adhesion.
  • Dragonfree97
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Like when you have a glass of water and the water is slightly higher up the sides than it is in the middle?
  • shroom207
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    O-E cake
  • MasterMind555
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Lockheedmartin
    Like the ooooold thread that I can't find?
  • rrusciguy
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    No, i need an illustration to explain it properly.
    https://powdertoy.co.uk/Browse/View.html?ID=259242
    not to scale :P

    EDIT:
    Lockheed's got it, the pressure required to do this currently is a little too much for intricate stuff.
    currently only the top path in the save will work, and the bottom path doesnt. If capillary action were implemented (a width of 1 pxl would be good, then the bottom path (or one similar) would be fine.
  • moun8294
    4th Apr 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    So basically what your wanting is a form of osmosis? If so, That would be a very interesting addition. Some gases already do that. It got annoying making my "mixture" creation because all the gases went nuts! they just passed through my diamond sphere