The various redstone circuits and blocks from Minecraft may no longer be fiction thanks to one dedicated fan. Redstone is a fictional and magical material from Minecraft that can be found in mines, temples, villages, and many more sources. It is sparkling red dust that can be used as a conduit to carry powerful not unlike electricity from place to place.
Redstone blocks have been a pivotal part of players pushing the boundaries of what is possible within Minecraft. There are numerous YouTube videos and Reddit threads all demonstrating the many different structures that can be created through the use of the material. From secret staircases, elevators, and even working escalators, Minecraft players never seem to run out of ideas for sticky pistons and observers. With the right amount of redstone and technical know-how, players can turn an average Minecraft house into a fortress full of traps and secrets.
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Reddit user Hecbac has taken the mechanics of redstone blocks and applied them to real life. As reported by PCGamesN, Hecbac has been creating these real-life counterparts of Minecraft blocks for over two years and showing them off through a series of videos. Having already created a variety of blocks such as treasure chests, lecterns, and TNT through 3D printing, now Hecbac has created real working Minecraft redstone switches, sticky pistons, and dispensers — even patches of redstone that glow just like within Minecraft. The printed dispensers all release candy when activated, and the pistons all launch objects and move just as they do in-game. One video even shows functioning tripwires that activate when a sheep touches them. These are only a handful of the
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