redstone

Pixelated circuit dust

Redstone is a fictional mineral in the video game Minecraft that functions like electrical wiring, allowing players to build circuits, mechanisms, and automated contraptions.

It appears as red ore underground and can power doors, pistons, lights, and elaborate machines: I spent hours on a redstone contraption that sorts items automatically.

Redstone engineering has become a distinct subculture within the game's community.

minecraft

crafting

Skillful manual creation

  • pistonReciprocating cylinder component
  • dispenserDevice that releases portions
  • dropperTube dispensing liquid drops

hopper · observer · torch · lamp · TNT · minecart · lever · button · dust · block

mineral

cinnabar

Red mercuric sulfide ore

ore · sulfide · mining · prospecting · toxicity · alchemy · quicksilver · deposit · vein · extraction

circuitry

clock

Device displaying time

counter · decoder · multiplexer · demultiplexer · encoder · adder · ALU · register · memory · bus

Opposites
minecraft materials - power/passivity

redstonecobblestone

River-smoothed paving stone

dirt · stone · wood · sand · glass

fictional vs. real electronics

redstonecopper wire

Metal strand conducting electricity

electrical wiring · circuitry · electronics · silicon · transistors

Family

red, stone, stony, reddish, redness, redden, redder, reddened, reddest

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G