User blog comment:Scooter8pie/Alchemy and the Brown Mob/@comment-4501235-20111110065811

Not really, it was mostly trial and error. I was trying to corral a brown mob when one got stuck in the block I had placed. As soon as he went down instead of up I realized what was happening. I knew then that it would be feasible to test all of the materials. I did take a while to do, but like you I don't really 'play' the game. I latch on to geeky little things like this and become obsessed with them until I've figured them out. I do wish I would have noticed the pattern from the items list, but that's why a wiki like this is so nice, we each see things differently and sharing those insights can help everyone.