Day 480:<\/p>\n
It looks like those sparks can pack quite a punch. Instead of just setting a chunk of iron near the spark, this time I punched a hole in the middle of an ingot so that it could spin like a propeller, and then set it down near the spark.<\/p>\n
A single spark on a reasonably small amount of red rock spun that heavy chunk of ingot for a good long time.<\/p>\n
So I’m thinking I can use this to power a rail system.<\/p>\n
The biggest problem will probably be that the rails where the electricity is running will have to be much more conductive than iron, especially if I want them to do things like go up hill.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, even on relatively flat land it looks like a medium amount of red rock should be enough to move a cart a reasonably long distance, even if I build the cart out of iron.<\/p>\n
(And let’s face it, an iron cart of reasonably thin walls is going to be more durable and possibly lighter than its counterpart in wood. Less kaboom from the giraffe-corgis.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 480: It looks like those sparks can pack quite a punch. Instead of just setting a chunk of iron near the spark, this time I punched a hole in the middle of an ingot so that it could spin like a propeller, and then set it down near the spark. A single spark on … <\/p>\n