The Powder Toy

The Life Cycle of a Star by agustrusher

agustrusher
agustrusher
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14th Dec 2014
31st Mar 2018
Witness the life and death of a P.T. star with this little fusion chamber. Stars will slightly differ every replay. Last 2-4 min. This was so fun to make. Enjoy! Credit goes to Alfa(id:1683916) and Alexzander(id:1689167) for inpiration of chamber design.
cycle fusion star heat life chamber realistic nuclear power reactor

Comments

  • agustrusher
    agustrusher     21st Dec 2014
    leeazu, there's a very small chance the black hole won't form. If the oxygen and melted btml dont get sucked up by anything, the bhol probably didn't form (or didn't form big enough). It's nothing that you did; its just the natural randomness with Powder Toy simulation. I like to think of it as representing the ever unique and random reality we live in. However, if you're unhappy, try restarting the simulation; you most likely will get a black hole next time. Enjoy!
  • leeazu
    leeazu     21st Dec 2014
    My star went into a supernova, then a thing of melted bmtl and oxygen, is that supposed to be the blackhole or something? I set the oxy on fire and it did nothing.
  • agustrusher
    agustrusher     20th Dec 2014
    msasterisk, I revised the timeline. Is it more clear now?
  • agustrusher
    agustrusher     20th Dec 2014
    msasterisk, the protostar is not the star. The huge epxlosion of plasma, as you said, is the main sequence star. The plasma whipping around the main star, eventually gets pulled into the core, and stabilizes. As for the supernova, that's not guaranteed and there's only a possibility it 'may' happen. Thank you for you're comment though, it makes me realize that I may need to alter some things with the in-save guide.
  • msasterisk
    msasterisk     20th Dec 2014
    My protostar DEstabilized, creating a huge explosion of plasma, and then the entire star (not just the core!) began fusing, ejecting plasma and creating a bright white glow. Then, with no supernova, it suddenly got sucked into a black hole. Um.
  • austincole
    austincole     20th Dec 2014
    star DOES go supernova!
  • flyingcreeper344
    flyingcreeper344     20th Dec 2014
    awsome and cool +1
  • QuantumManiac
    QuantumManiac     20th Dec 2014
    Note: Computer may go supernova.
  • atombomb10
    atombomb10     19th Dec 2014
    Beautiful, #LoveIt
  • IFDIFGIF
    IFDIFGIF     19th Dec 2014
    Awesome!