Batteries can heat surrounding materials, such as gases, to temperatures hotter than the battery itself. For example, in the below screenshot, the batteries are encapsulated by insulated tiles in a closed room. The highlighted battery has heated to 126.9 C, but the surrounding gas has been heated to 140.2 C.
The battery should not be able to heat surrounding materials hotter than itself. This violates the second law of thermodynamics because heat is flowing from a colder object to a hotter object. Rather, the battery and the gas should rise roughly equally in temperature over time because as the battery heats, it should transfer heat to the cooler gas, causing the gas to rise to the temperature of the battery.
A save file is attached. This bug is classified as an exploit because it can be used to melt or evaporate materials that have much higher melting or evaporation points than the max temperature of the battery.
Power a battery in a closed, insulated room. The surrounding gas becomes hotter even though the temperature of the battery peaks and remains constant at around 126-127 C. Eventually, the temperature of the gas exceeds the temperature of the battery.
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