Potato Batteries!

NuclearDinosaur · January 14, 2013 at 7:44 AM

When I heard that potatoes were added to MC, the next natural conclusion is that potato batteries should be added in IC. You could make them with a potato, an uninsulated copper cable and a tin cable, and should contain about 750 EU. When they're empty, right click and you get your cables back. (This destroys the potato) I can imagine some crazy automated farm producing potato batteries.

Also, for the lolz, Potato GLaDOS should be a possibility. Add some circuits, and BAM, GLaDOS quotes are just a click away.

T10a · January 14, 2013 at 10:32 AM

I like the storing 750 EU bit, but the Glados quotes are already in the Portal Gun mod, with a PotatOS item.

SpwnX · January 14, 2013 at 1:07 PM Official Post

Potato farm + a stack of each cable + autocrafting + decharging system + automation (re-use of cables) = (silly) energy generation.

Zjarek · January 14, 2013 at 1:31 PM

You get energy from cables, not from potato. Also there already is SUB in IC2.

SpwnX · January 14, 2013 at 2:25 PM Official Post

Quote from Zjarek

You get energy from cables, not from potato. Also there already is SUB in IC2.

I know but, this is minecraft who cares?

Requia · January 14, 2013 at 5:36 PM

Quote from Zjarek

You get energy from cables, not from potato. Also there already is SUB in IC2.

this is really an aesthetic rather than utility suggestion, and I think its awesome.

Though, in the interest of making it also (potentially) useful, perhaps it could be placed onto wires as a single use generator, rather than another battery?

MatLaPatate · January 14, 2013 at 8:32 PM

I'm against because I won't be killed for EU!
Seriously, it's kinda strange, but it would seems fun as a "secret" recipe for SU-battery ^^.

wasmic · January 14, 2013 at 8:45 PM

HELLLLLL YEAAAAAAAH!

Viper8797 · January 14, 2013 at 9:56 PM

Quote from MatLaPatate

I'm against because I won't be killed for EU!
Seriously, it's kinda strange, but it would seems fun as a "secret" recipe for SU-battery ^^.

Maybe we should have a Mat-Potato Battery ? (only speaks French).

One thing i realized i would love to happen. Mat getting killed by a Tesla coil. I guess he became (puts on sunglasses) A French Fry! YEAAAAAAAAA

MatLaPatate · January 15, 2013 at 5:41 PM

Quote from Viper8797

A French Fry!

xD. We should also need mash potatoes and such recipes for macerator ^^.

Viper8797 · January 15, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Quote from MatLaPatate

xD. We should also need mash potatoes and such recipes for macerator ^^.

I know! French Fry! both nationality and food. Its PUNfect. well this last one is bad, what will be my PUNishment?

Mashed potatoes... a good idea for a food in MC

RawCode · January 15, 2013 at 11:27 PM

we need stackable tiered fuel first...

Blaster · January 16, 2013 at 5:41 AM

yea...no this sugestion in my opinion is pretty stupid. Chances are, unless you spawned in or neer a village, you will find copper, tin and redstone before you find potatoes. the Battery is cheep and no matter what you still need a generator so i can't see any one using a potato battery. using it in a small explosive would be another story

NuclearDinosaur · January 19, 2013 at 10:47 PM

Blaster, you can go die in a hole while I build my potato battery factory. It's not for easy utility, it's for the lolz.

engineer404 · January 21, 2013 at 9:34 PM

"How are you? Because I'm a POTATO."
-PotatOS, Portal 2

I approve of this. even if it has little actual use, potato batteries are too good a chance to miss. and what happened to HAYO? We need this NOW!

Viper8797 · January 21, 2013 at 10:48 PM

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!

LET THERE BE POTATO!

BillJoehobo · January 21, 2013 at 11:08 PM

I like the idea of potato power.

For recipes how about...

Cell for holding potatoes

=potato = cell

Filling cell with potatoes

Each full cell could have about 5 operations

Snyke · January 22, 2013 at 1:22 AM

This is brilliant. Should be like a generator block, or a single use battery.
Makes no sense if it'd be rechargable, but it shouldn't instantaneously discharge either.

BillJoehobo · January 22, 2013 at 2:52 AM

I was thinking it would be a cell discharges in the machine, and refills with potatoes.

NuclearDinosaur · January 24, 2013 at 2:32 AM

Here's an idea, Potato-Tron E52-A87, you give it potatoes, it gives power.

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