Lumberjacking Minecraft Style

Jonathan Cogle, Jacob Cox, James Pierce

Abstract


This paper seeks to prove or disprove an element from the videogame Minecraft: is it possible to knock down a tree by punching it? The model used showed that the tensile strength of an oak tree was far too great for it to be plausible for this to happen. However, on further investigation it was found that the model was flawed and an improved model was needed before a definite conclusion could be made.

Keywords


Computer game; Physics; Material properties; Minecraft

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