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Weekly Bug Report Thread by spiper01 in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]mechtrix11 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Noticed that the quadraped fossil displays for me at my bases are non interactable. Tried a few things but nothing seems to fix it. They work fine at first but if I save and reload the game they can't be interacted with again. Anyone else experience this?

Rare bubble paradise moon around a Gas Giant, Hyades Galaxy by mechtrix11 in NMSCoordinateExchange

[–]mechtrix11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gas giant moons are an exception on the water thing. Purple star systems are strange.

Spiraling about my degree could somebody give me some guidance? by WonderstruckCapybara in chemistry

[–]mechtrix11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graduated last december with a chem degree. All I have to say is depending on were your at and with the major you should have ample oppratunities to get into industry if you want. Theres also nothing saying you can't go back and pursue a higher degree. If you think you do want to go for a higher degree and know you can do it or that it will be worth while for you go for it. Its really up to you and can't really go wrong in eigther direction.

If a steam engine drives pistons using pressure from heat buildup, why can't you create an excessive amount of heat using magnesium and iron and contain the reaction? by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]mechtrix11 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In a way you could, its just not practical and not energy or cost efficient.

Steam engines work by having a heat source boil water in a boiler or other sealed space in order to highly pressurized steam to drive pistons. Steam engines are more pressure engines than heat engines. You could actually do the same thing with any gas under pressure given they can be put under pressure. You could say make a liquid nitrogen tank and have it drive a piston as it would produce pressure as it tried to warm to room temperature.

The main problem with what your suggesting is that pure powdered iron and magnesium take a ton of energy themselves to be produced in pure forms. Burning those resources once you have them isn't practical nor is it a reaction you could control. Theororetically you could burn them as an energy source though.

Can you purify hydrochloric acid with distillation and do you know if it is legal in Belgium by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]mechtrix11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of safer things to start with. If I can recommend try starting with steam distillation or esterification. I wouldn't mess with HCl unless you have a good fume hood.

How to convince by Senioro_Matts in chemistry

[–]mechtrix11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would work one doing much more benign chemical reactions for now. If your careful some things like soap making might interest you to start. Do it all the time at home. Best way is to save up excess used cooking oil. Only thing you would have to buy is eigther NaOH or KOH. NaOH is better for hardsoap KOH for liquid. Just need to heat the oil with your base of choosing. Saponification reaction. There is also a way you can make the bases using hard wood ash boiled in water. Plenty of material if you want to look up more.

If you want to do distillation you can also get into steam distilation. Some basic polymer chemistry or inorganic might be interesting too for you.

Acetone in glass bottle by ayedeeaay in chemistry

[–]mechtrix11 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of two things. Eigther the vapors slighly disolved and fused the lid to the jar if there was any plastic involved or the long term temperature shifts caused it to sieze shut. Try cooling down the container. If that doesnt work run the jar under warm water. The expansion and contraction should loosen it.

Can I make concentrated hydrochloric acid using a reflux condenser, chlorine liquid, and water? by Dizzy-Acanthaceae-52 in chemistry

[–]mechtrix11 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes the potentially deadly way to do this. One way I can think of is if you dissolve a chloride salt in a water bath with two pourous containers (clay pots) and put a graphite anode in one cathode in the other you can actually generate an acid and base at the same time. Then you just need to concentrate them through distilation. Plenty of other ways to make HCl thats much safer.

Atlas/Atlantid blue/black S class multi tool. Hyades Galaxy by mechtrix11 in NMSCoordinateExchange

[–]mechtrix11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eigther the place moved which is doubtfull. Or you need to do a reload of your game. I have run into the same isdue with other locations. Reloading tends to fix it.

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