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<p> Computer chips are so tiny and complex that it can be difficult to remember the physical principles that underlie them. They're not just a collection of ever-growing numbers. For a real-world (well virtual) example, take a look at the latest version of a processor for computers that was developed exclusively within the Minecraft game engine.</p> <p> Minecraft builder "Sammyuri" spent seven months building what they call the Chungus 2, an enormously complex computer processor that is virtually inside the Minecraft game engine. This isn't even the first time that a computer processor has been rebuilt inside Minecraft, but the Chungus 2 (Computation Humongous Unconventional Number and Graphics Unit) might very well be the largest and most complex, simulating an 8-bit processor that has one hertz clock speed and 256 bytes of RAM.</p> <p> Minecraft processors utilize the physics engine used in the game to recreate the structure of rea