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sprk theory(how sprk works) by ATEC

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22nd Feb 2022
23rd Feb 2022
sprk works by spreading to conducting elements with life 0
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Comments

  • jm211
    jm211     23rd Feb 2022
    Nice. I mean it isn't a theory since you can confirm it with the source code, but who cares lol. Has been awhile since I saw a decent comparison between the conductors. +1
  • EvonNoryoziki
    EvonNoryoziki     23rd Feb 2022
    64, not 56
  • Jerehmia
    Jerehmia     23rd Feb 2022
    @ae15: other elements cool down when sparked (INWR goes to 22.0 C quickly). Also, some elements generate pressure when sparked: put a dozen or so INST down with 1 pixel separation, connect them at one end and spark them repeatedly; this raises the pressure with about 1 Pa (which is a bummer if you build pressure sensitive machines with lots of INST wires).
  • ae
    ae     23rd Feb 2022
    some elements heat up when sprked
  • Xenomite
    Xenomite     23rd Feb 2022
    I think you need to put p-silicon for INST to work
  • ArolaunTech
    ArolaunTech     22nd Feb 2022
    just like how ICE (LAVA) is viscous: the LAVA, which is below the melting point of STNE, solidifies into ICE, which is above the melting point of WATR, so it melts into LAVA again.
  • ArolaunTech
    ArolaunTech     22nd Feb 2022
    When liquids are sparked, they become more viscous because SPRK is a solid, so the liquid turns into a solid, then back into a liquid, before turning into a solid again.
  • ArolaunTech
    ArolaunTech     22nd Feb 2022
    PTNM, GOLD, and SLCN are faster conductors since SPRK can spread farther in one frame (4 pixels instead of 2 for most elements).
  • ArolaunTech
    ArolaunTech     22nd Feb 2022
    that is exactly how SPRK works
  • ArolaunTech
    ArolaunTech     22nd Feb 2022
    look at the source code: https://github.com/The-Powder-Toy/The-Powder-Toy/blob/ce84e600740e4b7f0dd0d1cc40bf4edf500e60f4/src/simulation/elements/SPRK.cpp