Aerogel

Aerogel;
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Type	Solid Block
Physics	No
Transparency	Yes
Luminance	No
Blast resistance	6000
Hardness	1
Tool
Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops	Itself
Data value	See Data values
ID Name	See Data values

“Found in dungeons. Incredibly high TNT resistance”
—Book of Lore

Aerogel is a type of block found in the Aether.

Obtaining

Aerogel requires a pickaxe to be obtained, in which when mined, it will drop itself. If mined without a pickaxe, it will drop nothing and be destroyed. Aerogel can be obtained by pouring Lava in the Aether.

Block	Aerogel
Hardness	1
Tool
Breaking time
Hand	5
Skyroot	0.76
Holystone	0.46
Zanite and Valkyrie*	0.38
Gravitite	0.26

_{*Times are from unenchanted tools in seconds, and Zanite with max durability.}

Usage

Aerogel is resistant to explosions, more so than other blocks, and is resistant as overworld Obsidian.

Crafting ingredient

Trivia

Aerogel is an actual material in real life, a gel where a component of it has been replaced with a gas. It is extremely lightweight, an excellent thermal insulator, yet very resistant to explosions, and has the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid in history. It is nicknamed frozen smoke, solid smoke, solid air, or blue smoke, and feels like expanded polystyrene (styrofoam) to the touch.
The Book of Lore description is misleading, as Aerogel can no longer be found in Dungeons

Data values

Aerogel's data values are:

Name	ID name	DV
Aerogel	aether:aerogel	181 (dec), B5 (hex), 10110101 (bin)

Issues

Issues relating to Aerogel block are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues for Aerogel there.

History

The Aether

Initial release: Introduced
1.02:
- Aerogel no longer appears in dungeon chests
- Pouring Lava in the Aether now spawns Aerogel
1.04: Lava now turns into Aerogel instead of Obsidian when placed in the Aether