Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-173.191.140.235-20130529210506/@comment-68.200.108.75-20130703160125

Lets take a step back into some classic times, and lets compare it using emc values. a DSU is a total of 371 EMC, while a barrel is 232 EMC. now the upgrade to make the barrel hold alot more is a whopping 5416 EMC. of course if we had ec2 you'd see barrels as unoptimal in potential, but emc isn't a thing currently. heres a thought though: one could carry a few on them and use them as backpacks for infinite mining. never have to worry about turning redstone and nikolite into block form, or worry about the cobble that builds up ever again!