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Glass stopping Photons? Why?

  • pokatoy111     29th Jul 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    I was tinkering around with a rainbow laser and it seems one partical of glass stopped a photon beam. Not sure if this is a glitch or a technical error on my part. Anyone have an idea as to why? Thanks!


    https://powdertoy.co.uk/Browse/View.html?ID=445087

    *Edit* Also spark the PSCN on the laser. The photons heat up quite a bit. Weird?
  • BloodLust     29th Jul 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    i believe it just requires a certain number of pixels to allow the photons through

    also put this thing ~ and then the save id to post a save

    like this (~445087) just without the parentheses
    445087View Save 445087


    EDIT: AND the photons DO NOT heat up when the pscn is sparked as they actually COOL DOWN due to pscn's self cooling ability
  • Catelite     29th Jul 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Whenever photons hit an angle that produces a new angle that's too difficult to determine, the game goes "ahaha, forget this" and deletes the particle to save fps.

    Basically, a "dead" angle where photons are absorbed instead of reflected. Even if that particle normally is transparent :P
  • Neospector     29th Jul 2011 Member 0 Permalink

    Catelite:

    the game goes "ahaha, forget this"

    Funny...I've been watching too many British comedies and now the game sounds British. O.o
    But yeah, that's what happened. It could prove useful if you could find a good "Dead angle"
  • Alpha-Destructor     29th Jul 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    The dmnd can do it too :D
  • code1949     29th Jul 2011 Member 0 Permalink

    Neospector:

    Funny...I've been watching too many British comedies and now the game sounds British

    Isn't that because this game IS British?
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