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3. Powering An Opaque Block
Next, get a second Piston in your inventory, as well as a Redstone Torch and an opaque
block. Move away from the Redstone items you have already placed, and put the opaque
block down on the ground. Place a dot of Redstone Dust on the ground adjacent to the block
(not on top of it though, for now), and then place the Redstone Torch on the opposite side
of this Dust from the block. Now, go around to the opposite side of the block, and place
the Piston down adjacent to this side of the block so that it is touching the block. For this
example, make sure that the Piston is not adjacent to the Dust. You'll notice that the Piston
also fires in this situation. This is because the block it is on is now “powered,” which we
talked about earlier in this chapter. The Redstone Torch, in this case, is providing the power
signal to the Dust, which goes into the block and powers it, which then transfers the power
to the mechanism. In this way we can see how powering blocks works and can be useful in
Redstone.
