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Lightning Rods create a redstone signal when struck

Hey there!

So, I've finished watching Minecraft Live! I'm super excited about all the new things they're gonna add (maybe a little disappointed that the Glow Squid won the vote. Poor Iceologer).

Anyhoo, right after seeing copper getting announced, as well as lightning rods, an idea came to my mind: "Ok, so, they haven't said anything about a connection (pun intended) between lightning rods and redstone. What if, perhaps, lightning rods could generate a redstone signal whenever struck by lightning?".

Now, this functionality would certainly be situational, but it would also make a ton of sense: Minecraft lightning rods are fully made of copper, AKA one of the best conductors of electricity. They use them for electrical wires and cables for cryin' out loud! It would be cool to see a redstone signal generate each time the rod gets struck by a lightning. It would add another functionality/layer to them, and it could be interesting to see what people could come up with!

I hope you've enjoyed Minecraft Live as much as I did, and I hope you enjoy this idea as well! Peace!

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    It should be a fairly long range redstone signal considering how powerful lightning is.

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    I kind of just assumed this would be the case, but if it isn't? Yeah, this should definitely be added!

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    the power should be Fairley strong but it should have a very short pulse length.

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    It would be nice to be able to sense when and where lightning specifically has struck. I can imagine this has applications in mob farms and grinders.

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    I thought this was already a feature. Swear I read it on the wiki.

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    Cuando vi el para rayos por primera vez, pensé que podrían agregar cables de cobre con los que podrían remplazar la piedra roja ya que la piedra roja solo se puede poner por arriba de un bloque y hacer un sistema eléctrico es un dolor de cabeza increíble con esta piedra, por otra parte el cable de cobre puede ser mejor por poder ponerse en las paredes y/o en el techo, pero no sé olviden de integrar las baterías y el generador eléctrico el cual se podrá fabricar con hierro, magnesio y cobre, las cantidades se lo dejo a los desarrolladores