Barrel (Ex Nihilo)

The Barrel is one of the most basic but most useful blocks in Ex Nihilo. It can be used to process a wide range of biological materials into Dirt, to collect Water from rain, or to perform certain combinations of fluids and items.

Usage
The Barrel can be used to hold liquids or to convert blocks and items into other blocks and items.

Items and fluids may be imported to and exported from a Barrel by any item or fluid transport system (Hoppers, Itemducts, Transfer Nodes, etc.). Items must be input from the top, fluids must be input from the sides, and all outputs must be taken from the bottom.

Liquids
Right-clicking on a Barrel with a liquid container will transfer the liquid to the Barrel. A Barrel can hold 1,000 mB.

Lava can be placed in a Barrel, but the Barrel will start to smoke and catch fire within a few seconds. Using a Stone Barrel allows operations with Lava to be safely carried out.

If an empty Barrel can see the sky and it starts to rain, water will start to collect in the Barrel. It takes 10 seconds of rain to fully fill a Barrel with one Bucket of Water (1,000 mB).

Processing
Barrels can be used to convert blocks and items into other blocks and items.


 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with Dust will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Clay Block. Right-clicking the Barrel will remove the Clay Block.
 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with Dust will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Clay Block. Right-clicking the Barrel will remove the Clay Block.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with an Oak Sapling will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Dark Oak Sapling.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with an Oak Sapling will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Dark Oak Sapling.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with Grass will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to Double Tallgrass.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with Grass will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to Double Tallgrass.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with a Creepy Doll will begin summoning an Enderman. The summoning takes 50 seconds to complete and consumes the Creepy Doll and Witch Water.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with a Creepy Doll will begin summoning an Enderman. The summoning takes 50 seconds to complete and consumes the Creepy Doll and Witch Water.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with a Fern will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Large Fern.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with a Fern will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Large Fern.


 * A Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel can randomly transform nearby Cobblestone and Stone Bricks blocks to Moss Stone and Mossy Stone Bricks respectively. Blocks to be transformed must be in a 4-high 5x5 square centered on the Barrel (two blocks above to one block below the Barrel), and must have another opaque block somewhere above them (i.e., they cannot have sky light 15 directly above them). 100 mB Water is removed from the Barrel for each block transformed.
 * A Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel can randomly transform nearby Cobblestone and Stone Bricks blocks to Moss Stone and Mossy Stone Bricks respectively. Blocks to be transformed must be in a 4-high 5x5 square centered on the Barrel (two blocks above to one block below the Barrel), and must have another opaque block somewhere above them (i.e., they cannot have sky light 15 directly above them). 100 mB Water is removed from the Barrel for each block transformed.
 * A Water-filled (or partially filled) Barrel can randomly transform nearby Cobblestone and Stone Bricks blocks to Moss Stone and Mossy Stone Bricks respectively. Blocks to be transformed must be in a 4-high 5x5 square centered on the Barrel (two blocks above to one block below the Barrel), and must have another opaque block somewhere above them (i.e., they cannot have sky light 15 directly above them). 100 mB Water is removed from the Barrel for each block transformed.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with an Azure Bluet will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Peony.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with an Azure Bluet will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Peony.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with an Poppy will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Rose Bush.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with an Poppy will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Rose Bush.


 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket will begin the process of "sliming" the Barrel—the Barrel's contents will slowly turn green over 50 seconds. Once this process is complete, the Barrel may be right-clicked to yield 1 to 4 Slimeballs. If the Slimeballs are not collected within another 50 seconds, the Barrel will spawn a Slime (losing its contents). The spawned Slime can be of any natural size and thus may ultimately yield more Slimeballs.
 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket will begin the process of "sliming" the Barrel—the Barrel's contents will slowly turn green over 50 seconds. Once this process is complete, the Barrel may be right-clicked to yield 1 to 4 Slimeballs. If the Slimeballs are not collected within another 50 seconds, the Barrel will spawn a Slime (losing its contents). The spawned Slime can be of any natural size and thus may ultimately yield more Slimeballs.
 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with a Milk Bucket will begin the process of "sliming" the Barrel—the Barrel's contents will slowly turn green over 50 seconds. Once this process is complete, the Barrel may be right-clicked to yield 1 to 4 Slimeballs. If the Slimeballs are not collected within another 50 seconds, the Barrel will spawn a Slime (losing its contents). The spawned Slime can be of any natural size and thus may ultimately yield more Slimeballs.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with Sand will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to Soul Sand. Right-clicking the Barrel will remove the Soul Sand.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with Sand will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to Soul Sand. Right-clicking the Barrel will remove the Soul Sand.


 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with a Dandelion will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Sunflower.
 * Right-clicking a Witch Water-filled Barrel with a Dandelion will instantly transform the Barrel's contents to a Sunflower.


 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with Mushroom Stew or Ancient Spores will begin the 50-second process of transforming the Water to Witch Water. A Water-filled Barrel will also transform into Witch Water if placed near Mycelium and will cause Mushrooms to grow on the Mycelium.
 * Right-clicking a Water-filled Barrel with Mushroom Stew or Ancient Spores will begin the 50-second process of transforming the Water to Witch Water. A Water-filled Barrel will also transform into Witch Water if placed near Mycelium and will cause Mushrooms to grow on the Mycelium.

Composting
A Barrel can be used to transform "compostable" items into Dirt. Right-click on a Barrel to add a compostable item. Each added item contributes some percentage to filling the Barrel (see Compostable Items below). Once added, items cannot be removed. When the Barrel is full (added items equal or exceed 100%), its contents will transform in 50 seconds to Dirt which can be removed by right-clicking. Excess items are not carried over to the next operation.

In addition, "organic" items from other mods may also be compostable (flowers, food, leaves, saplings, etc.).