# Factory Factories are buildings capable of processing raw or refined products into components. Like Refineries, they take one or more products as inputs, although they only ever produce a single output component, which again depends on the manufacturing process selected. A paradox. You want to turn raw materials into anything more refined, you burn energy and increase the amount of entropy in the universe. Jumbled pile of heterogeneous ore to an orderly stack of pure steel bars? Order from Entropy. The heat death of the universe, moved up by a few moments. Making things unmakes all things, on a long enough time scale.” Dr. Bryony Cain (after two and a half strong drinks). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://2puggyfs-organization.gitbook.io/influence/factory.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.