Element needed: Indestructable Insulator

  • AWSM007
    11th Mar 2015 Member 0 Permalink

    I need help. I have wires for a simulation (rocket ship) that im working on for the engine. The idea is that, i spark a button, the wire travels down the side of the rocket and powers a clone (touching oil). The clone when powered, preceeds to clone the oil, which touches the clone of fire under it, producing a blast out the bottom. The rocket is made of titanium, so I have to put insulaters around the wire to stop it from sparking the WHOLE rocket AND to stop the titanium floor heating up and cooking the stickmen inside. The insulaters, though, do melt and lets the blast INTO the rocket, burning the stickmen in there. Is there a insulater that is indestructible (or close to it), doesn't heat up and melt or conduct electricity? If there isn't, can the guys who made the game code this plz!

  • jacob1
    11th Mar 2015 Developer 0 Permalink
    There is no element in the game that has all three properties of insulating from heat, insulating from electricity, and being indestructible.

    Putting multiple elements next to each other is useful though. INSL is the only one to block electricity but if you put two spaces between the wires and the flammable/conductive stuff that isn't an issue. A lot of elements are heat insulators, anything listed here as 0: https://powdertoy.co.uk/Wiki/W/Element_conductivities.html . Looks like shield might be a good choice there. I also really like FRME because it basically can't be destroyed by anything except BOMB and stuff like that.

    Haven't really visualized what you are trying to do, but in general SHLD and FRME are good elements to use.
    Edited once by jacob1. Last: 11th Mar 2015
  • AWSM007
    11th Mar 2015 Member 0 Permalink

    Thanks, btw, love your mod! (thats where I got the idea...lol)

  • ISproductions
    11th Mar 2015 Member 1 Permalink

    @jacob1 (View Post)

     "Putting multiple elements next to each other is useful though" i totaly agree, we need to be able to customize our tool bars. (at least in a mod)

  • FeynmanLogomaker
    11th Mar 2015 Member 0 Permalink

    @ISproductions (View Post)

     it would probably be easier to make a favorites toolbar (jacob1's mod has one, and I'm working on making one)

  • Factorial
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  • therealtekkian
    16th Mar 2015 Member 0 Permalink

    @jacob1 (View Post)

     i thought brick and glass blocked electricity