Minecraft Redstone Sure is Full Of Radioactive Uranium

Minecraft's Redstone block, and all of the devices associated with it, could be one of the most intriguing aspects of the sandbox game. It's possible to make anything, from MS Paint to Ghostbusters theme songs, if you know how.

However, there's no logic to it as a power source. It's normal to think that it has the same qualities to batteries, but it's actually an infinite power source that has no reasoning behind it. It is discovered that Minecraft: Education Edition, actually provides clues as long as you know where to look.

A keen-eyed Reddit user who we cannot write in good faith on the website, posted an image from the educational version of the game, which shows the composite parts of Redstone. SERVERS This is due to something called the Material Reducer, which is meant to teach kids about chemistry by showing what elements comprise an item.

Redstone is actually made up of 31 units Carbon, which is fine. Then there are 31 units Uranium which is extremely dangerous and 38 units of an unknown element, which is a bit frightening. Uranium is a fascinating element, having the highest atomic weight among naturally occurring elements, but it's also radioactive, which you'll likely know is dangerous.

Redstone also contains more than a third of unknown elements. It could be that Mojang just wants to make sure people don't try and recreate it in real life, even if there's been some attempts it could also be because Mojang has knowledge of elements that scientists do not. We'll take care not to be concerned about it.

Check out these Minecraft designs to help take your mind off the grind. They're not radioactive. We don't think they are.