- [Skip] 157 Minecraft facts
you possibly didn't know. This year we've covered plenty of different Minecraft trivia and facts. - [Block] So, today we're
joined by Block Facts to go through some of our favorites and some new ones as well. - [Skip] And hey, according to YouTube, it's physically impossible to subscribe to the channel in less than a second. - [Block] So, if you're
up to the challenge, let's put one second on the clock so you can prove them wrong. Ready, go. - [Skip] And hey, even if you subscribed after a second thank you,
it all helps out a ton. Nowadays, we all know this guy is Steve. And while that's an iconic
enough name to get him into Smash Bros, it turns
out the player didn't always have that moniker. In fact, it wasn't until
his first guest appearance in the indie game Super Meat Boy, that he was finally called Steve. - [Block] And by all accounts prior, he was just a nameless figure. - [Skip] If you've ever built
a snow golem in Minecraft, you might have Amazon to
thank for their inclusion. Let me explain. In this tweet back in September of 2011, Notch explained that because of problems with the Amazon Web Services or AWS, he got frustrated enough
to make the snow mob. And now you can buy snow
golem merch on Amazon. So, I guess it comes full circle. - [Block] Over the years, Mojang have made several huge changes to
the textures we know. But some old ones stick
around as a reference. Take the fishermen, for example. Here you'll notice the blue of
the old fish texture laid out on the bottom of their clothes. And while that might
seem like an oversight, the head artist Jasper
marked it as intentional on the bug tracker. - [Skip] If you've been in any fandom, you've definitely heard the
word shipping come up before. And while that's its own can of worms, it seems like someone
at Lego agrees with you. Since in the July and August issue of Lego Club Magazine in 2016,
it was officially mentioned that Steve is Alex's boyfriend. Which is cute, but only until you make
the two of them fight. - [Block] Minecraft has a
couple of different cows to choose from, whether
that's the mooshroom, Minecraft Earth's moobloom, or of cours the standard variant. But it turns out there's one more. See, back when Minecraft
had a special demo version on the PC Gamer website, the cows had a logo on their side like so. Which is a more welcomed
form of branding for sure. - [Skip] What would you call this mob? Well, nowadays we would almost all agree that it's a chicken, but
that wasn't always the case. And in fact, there was much debate about whether this was a chicken or duck. And when Notch tweeted this saying that they were ducks before closing the beta, that only added more fuel to the fire, even if it was just a joke. - [Block] Minecraft has its
fair share of hidden messages. While some of these are
funny, this is just bizarre. See, hidden in the release
notes of the Minecraft launcher, you could find this encrypted message. And if we translate it, it tells us that the axolotls are not what they seem. And honestly, that doesn't make any more sense translated
than it did before. - [Skip] Baby piglins are
an annoying mob for sure. And while that's true in all versions, it seems particularly apparent
in the Bedrock Edition. Over here, we can equip the
toddlers with a full set of armor and a sword, and
that turns these bratty kids into something a lot more sinister. But if you try this, just
don't give them a gold sword, otherwise they'll pocket
that like any other ingot. - [Block] A primed piece
of TNT is a worrying sight, although if you have an anvil, this might just save your life. See, since we can overlap the anvil onto the same block as the TNT entity, we can have the TNT explode
inside of the anvil. And because the anvil has
a high blast resistance, none of the blocks
nearby will be destroyed. - [Skip] When you think of mobs, you're probably picturing
something like this, or this, but probably not this. Though when they were first added in back in the Java Edition survival
test, they were just that. And initially, signs would only
spawn by pressing the B Key. At which point it would say the text; This is a test of the sign, each line can be 15 characters. - [Block] If you've scrolled through your YouTube recommended,
you've probably seen a bunch of videos pitching different
features to Mojang. But while those usually go unanswered, there is the rare occasion of it working since the entire reason
that the terracotta blocks, then known as hardened
clay were added in is because of Blame The Controller's
suggestion to Dinnerbone. - [Skip] Finding a vein of ancient debris is cause for celebration. But if you were to find
something like this, I don't think one
celebration would cut it. But would you believe it? This site is theoretically possible. Since up to five ancient
debris could spawn in any given chunk, and four
chunks could generate all of theirs at the border, giving us a 20 block blob
and a new dream scenario. - [Block] Bedrock edition famously handles some features differently to Java edition. And while that can
sometimes be groan worthy, here it's just strange. Since if we were to
name our boats like so, then when placed they present
a name tag like any other mob. So, if you really wanna show
off your fleet at the Harbor, this might be the best way to do it. - [Skip] When Mojang makes a change, they aren't always decisive and sometimes that means a feature gets added in and then removed in a later update. But this seems particularly indecisive. Because back in the infdev
stages of Minecraft, four updates in a row saw
leaves changed to not decay, decay, not decay, and
then decay once again. Which is quite the identity crisis but luckily it's been solved. - [Block] Would you
believe me if I told you that striders were fish? Well, looking at one now, that's a hard comparison to justify, though that might've
changed during development. See, if we check the
striders texture file prior to snapshot 20W15A,
they actually had a fin in the texture data. But since that update, the
original file has been removed. - [Skip] Some Minecraft features never see the light of day, and in this
case it's a bit too true. See, when they were added
in, amethyst clusters had an unused lit blockstate. And while that sounds cool,
it must've been reconsidered by Mojang as it was removed
in snapshot 21W17A before it was even implemented, keeping both us and our
amethyst geodes in the dark. - [Skip] If you've been
raiding bastions in the Nether, then you know that it takes plenty of luck to find the Pigstep
disc, but apparently that's not the only rare pig step in the game. Since as of snapshot 20W22A, Piglins will occasionally
dance after Hoglin hunting. So, if you're part of that
lucky few who gets to see it, this will definitely
establish you some dominance. - [Block] Breeding animals
is an old tradition of Minecraft husbandry. But while most peaceful mobs can be bred under the right conditions, there are two without that designation. Unfortunately, if you want more parrots or bats in your world, you're
not able to influence that. Making it even more ironic that the advancement for breeding animals, the parrots and the bats
involves two unbreedable mobs. - [Skip] Now on their
own, the villagers don't seem particularly fast, but that's just because we
don't see them under pressure. As soon as a villager is
under the panic of nightfall, these Squidwards can get
some serious speed going. And in fact, they actually move faster than Steve's sprinting speed, which is definitely impressive. And if they move that speed all the time, maybe they wouldn't need golems. - [Block] By this point, I
think we're all plenty aware that Mojang made Minecraft. I mean, it's kind of hard not to notice. But by chance you didn't, this secret might help you realize. As others have noted,
when you look through the symbols on the end
crystal, they can be rearranged to spell out none other than
the studio's name, Mojang. And that's probably the coolest
signature I've ever seen. - [Skip] Within the game's code, Minecraft has a few hidden
messages directed to the player, and the suspicious stew
is a key example of that. See, the logic behind this
addition was for the developers to communicate that lilies of the valley are actually poisonous in real
life, which is nice to know, but it's not like daisies give
regeneration in real life, so the message might
not always come across. - [Block] The smithing
table has been through quite a few changes during its
short time in Minecraft. When it was first added
in snapshot 18W44A, Minecraft's smithing table
used to look like this. It's a sort of modified crafting table with some different tools along the side. I suppose it makes some sense. Back in 2014, ex-Mojang
developer TheMogMiner was asked to include a tribute skin to a fan's rabbit named Toast. And after that feature was confirmed, this started the conversation
for more rabbit varieties. And of course, this is
where Twitter user 88bully suggested including the killer rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, adding both a fun easter egg
and a terrifying way to go. - [Skip] For anyone who's
been playing Minecraft for a couple of years now,
you probably noticed something a little different about
your beacons lately. As it turns out as of snapshot
19W41A in Java edition, you can no longer see the full beacon beam when you look up through it. Now instead, you're just gonna
get these little particle effects along the side of your screen. - [Block] Sometimes it's
possible for two hostile mobs to get angry with each other. And while I'm sure you've seen this happen with skeletons and zombies, two witches getting in a
fight is a rarer sight. Though, if this happens it'll never end, since the witches both
have healing options and resistances to the
other splash potions. So if you get this happened, you'll have plenty of time to watch. - [Skip] Of the list of words that the enchantment table can use, none of the words actually
contain the letters J or Q, which is weird because even
though they're not used in any of the words that show up, they do still have a
symbol attached to them. Which I guess makes sense, why are you gonna code in
24 letters of the Alphabet and not do the other two? While some Minecraft mobs are speedy, I feel like the bulk of
them are not all that fast. But have you ever wonder
which one is the slowest? Well, the answer is the Panda. Though not just any Panda, but specifically the lazy Panda variant. Without using stats effects like slowness, this is the slowest possible
land mob in the game and seeing it in motion,
I'd have to agree. - [Block] Minecraft has its
fair share of pet trivia. Whether that's the secret texture you get for naming a rabbit Toast or
GoodTimeWithScar's Jellie cat, there's no shortage of
real life connections here, and Jeb has one of his own
as Lydia Winters confirmed the tuxedo cat skin has
a striking resemblance to Jeb'S own pet cat Newton. So, if you have a name tag, you can pay tribute to that as well. - [Skip] Items are
supposed to go in hoppers but what about mobs? Baby chickens are able
to hide within hoppers due to how small they are. This allows you to place
a block next to them for a compact chicken trap or
put lava right next to them. Just hope that they don't move or you'll be having roast chicken tonight. - [Block] With the advent of
bees in the 1.15 overhaul, Mojang us something new
to put in our bottles. And while that's nice,
there's a little detail here I can't quite understand. If you look at the two textures, you can see that a honey
bottle is four pixels more full than a water one. Which is strange, but maybe that's why we can't craft water blocks like so. - [Skip] One of the main
features of Java edition 1.6 was the addition of hay bales. They were added in the snapshot 13W16A, where Minecraft hay bales
used to look like this. They were called hay blocks
and had red bands visible on all sides instead of looking like the texture we know and love. - [Block] Unless we're talking about the secret killer rabbit, the bunnies in Minecraft
are nothing to be afraid of. Though someone at Mojang disagrees, because when Ravagers were
tested in snapshot 18W43A, these pillager monsters
were afraid of rabbits. Which is a fun Easter egg, but unfortunately Jeb confirmed in a tweet that it was removed to
maintain the Beast's lore. - [Skip] Pigs and saddles are not a common form of transportation, and while they do allow for
a hovering glitch like so, that isn't too practical. However, they do have one thing
against their horse rivals and that's the ability to
go through one block spaces. Sure enough, if you're on a pig's back, you can ride the thing
through a narrow gap like so. So, if you're tired of
crawling, I guess there's that. - [Block] You can't normally
put a saddle on a baby Strider, Mojang just didn't intend for it. However, if commands are
used to saddle a baby strider and you try to ride the baby Strider, you'll actually take fire damage because of how close your body is to the lava. The saddle looks really pixelated as well when equipped on one. They're really cute, so I guess it's unfair to
make them work for you. - [Skip] While Mojang
has spoken out against adding certain modded
features to the game, there is one notable exception and that would be the
1.6 edition of horses. If you played Minecraft back in the day, I'm sure you remember the
famous Mo'Creatures mod, which of course, had its own horses. From there, Mojang used these models as the baseline for the new horses. Just like that, a mod
made it into the mainstay. - [Block] Sheep haven't
always been the colors that we're all used to. In the 1.4 update, the colors of all type of sheep were changed. Some of them pretty drastically. The light blue sheep looks
completely different now compared to what it looked like back in 2011. They were made even more vibrant in the 1.12 World Of Color Update. - [Skip] Clearly, Minecraft's
bees are an adorable addition, and it only takes one
look at Twitter to see just how much the community
loves these things. But have you ever wonder
why they're so cute? Well, according to Mojang, they're specifically
a half a block in size because the team considered
that to be the cutest. And while I've never
thought of it that way, it's hard to disagree. - [Block] Turtles turn into wooden bowls when they die from
lightning, that's really sad. We can actually use this
cruelty to our advantage to generate infinite bowls. All we've got to do is use
a trident with channeling, hit a turtle and harvest its shell. Or just use a few planks
and save some animals. - [Skip] Clearly, in a
game called Minecraft, you're gonna have a bunch
of crafting recipes, which makes it all the weirder when some of them get removed in later updates. Take horse armor for example, when initially added back
in the snapshot 13W16A, they had crafted recipes like so. But just 24 days later, they were removed. So, I guess we'll have to stick to fortress chests to get our supply. Gold tools aren't exactly
known for their durability, or rather they are, but
not for good reason. But if you ever wondered
just how bad they are, well, apparently it only takes
one snow golem to find out. See, if you take the snow
under a snow golem's feet, your golden shovel won't even last four seconds before it shatters. And I know gold's soft in
real life but snow is too, so that just seems pathetic. - [Block] On May 17th of
2019, Minecraft celebrated its 10th anniversary. And with that if you actually happen to place a cake on that day, you'd actually see that
the cake model was modified so that it would display a 10 above it made out of white concrete. It's a cute little birthday celebration, but honestly, who among us
is crafting cakes anyway? - [Skip] When you're
exploring in Minecraft, we all know to pack a bunch of food, yet somehow I still never
seem to bring enough. And would you believe it, that was even worse in the
beta versions of Minecraft. Since back then, only
the cookies would stack. And even then you could
only have up to eight of them in a given stack. And thankfully nowadays we've got much better pockets for our pork. - [Block] Bats don't tend
to get a lot of attention. After all, they don't drop anything, so we mostly just leave them be. But if you keep getting
annoyed by these flying rats, there might be a reason for that. You see, between October
20th and November 3rd, these mobs spawn more frequently as a reference to Halloween. And that's cute, but the
bats are still pointless. - [Skip] If you've messed around with Minecraft's paintings, you've probably seen this before. And while the skull on
fire is not only iconic, it also contains a neat detail. The background of the shot
is actually a screenshot from Minecraft Alpha. And more surprisingly, a
team actually found the seed from this screenshot and
recreated it years later, which is some crazy dedication for sure. - [Block] If you don't yet
have the flame enchantment on your bow but you're still looking to fire off some flame arrows,
then this might be an option. You see, if you have a
lava bucket that is gonna be able to catch some
of your arrows on fire, but not in the way that you would think. As you can see, only if an arrow's shot into flowing lava does it catch on fire. - [Skip] Minecraft has
plenty of rare things to see, but one that was particularly tough to find was a naturally
occurring snow golem. Prior to snapshot 17W47A, there
was a 1 in 5 trillion chance of a pumpkin either
generating in a snowy biome or an enderman placing
a carved pumpkin like so to spawn a snow golem. - [Block] Shulkers are a downright pain, and we can all agree on that. But while they're not too
friendly in the End cities, they're much nicer when
you use these commands. By adding a shulker to a team, you can use it as a defense mob. Meaning it won't attack
you if you're teammates but rather uses projectiles
on other hostile mobs. And that's a welcome change if you ask me. - [Skip] Usually, when you see a skeleton, your first instinct is
for fight or flight. But if you stop and look
them over, you'll see this. In Java Edition, 89% of
skeletons are right-handed and the remaining 11%
hold a bow in their left. And this emulates the
estimated right-handed to left-handed percentage
in the real world. And thankfully, there aren't any ambidextrous
skeletons in the game. - [Block] The Spyglass is
one of the cooler additions in the 1.17 update, and
it's a nice alternative to Optifine Zoom when
you need a closer look. But something tells me
this is a bit too close. Sure enough, using the
slash item replace command, you can place a Spyglass on Steve's head and have it appear smack dab
in the center of the face. - [Skip] Even though
Minecraft's a sandbox, the game still has some given rules. Like how you can only type 16 characters for the title of a book in quill. That is when typed like this. But through the help of an anvil, we can circumnavigate the limit
and get a much longer title. And I can think of some
books that need just that. - [Block] Of all of the blocks
that exist in Minecraft, the only three that can naturally generate in all three dimensions are
chests, obsidian and bedrock. And because of that, I guess
technically each dimension has some way for you to get an ender chest on your hands as well. - [Skip] What came first,
the pig or the creeper? Besides Steve and the removed human mob, the creeper is the
oldest mob in Minecraft. But you might know the story
of the creation of the creeper. The creator was trying to make a pig but messed up the dimensions of the body. The pig is the oldest existing
passive mob in the game, and technically the first mob
intended to be in the game. - [Block] Roughly 8 years
ago on July 31st, 2012, Notch first hinted at the idea of a command block in his Reddit AMA. Here, when asked about more minor updates that the team was working
on for the future, he mentioned that they might
be working on some kind of script block, which as we can see now in reference to the adventure mode, turns out to be the command block. And even though at the time Notch said this idea might've felt
impure for the game, all of us who have played
with the different mini games and command maps that have been made with this are
definitely thankful for them. - [Skip] The Village & Pillage update was a huge status quo change
for how we see these mobs. And while there were
plenty of gameplay changes, we also got a fair share of
new fashion to see as well. A lot of which is pretty out there. But as the lead artists
confirmed on Twitter, the idea of something crazy
like a lily pad hat came from the 2018 fashion
shows Gucci and the like. And after looking at
some of those runways, I think the villagers fit right in. - [Block] Mob spawning
definitely has some quirks. For instance, even though mobs can't spawn on transparent blocks
such as slabs and glass, piston head blocks work just fine. Now, this is not to be confused with the regular piston block. That part prevents mobs
from spawning inside just like any other full block. - [Skip] Diamonds are the
quintessential rare item in Minecraft's overworld, but for a time there was
something even rarer. See when they were added, cocoa beans weren't exactly renewable, meaning the only ones you could get were from a lucky exploration trip. And that folks, meant that they existed on a smaller part of the
map then the diamond ore, so I hope those cookies
I made are worth it. - [Block] Sometimes, Mojang makes a change that doesn't seem all that important. While there might be room
for discussion on that, this one's hard to argue. See, prior to 1.16.2, pufferfish when eaten gave
the player a nausea 2 effect. But since then, it's only nausea 1. Though, since the level
of nausea doesn't impact the effect's potency, it really doesn't make much difference. - [Skip] I'll go out
on a limb and say that nobody likes to be poisoned, and even fewer people like to be lied to. So, with those two facts, it pains me to say that
Minecraft is doing both. Because apparently, the Potion
Of Poison II has effects that last for 22.5 seconds, but the time says 22
because it rounds down, and now you have to live
with that fact, I'm sorry. - [Block] Going hunting for the different ancient debris blocks that you need to make your netherite armor
and tools is not an easy task. And while that journey
might seem difficult, as it turns out it's not even
the hardest one in the nether. That's right folks, it actually turns out
that gilded blackstone is even rarer than ancient debris blocks. But if you're giving me a
choice between one or the other, I'm definitely gonna take
the less rare option. - [Skip] If you've ever fought the wither, you're familiar with his second phase. That being, when you see these particles, it's your cue to switch
from a bow to a sword. Or it would be if we
didn't have fireworks. See, by loading these into a crossbow, we can still damage the
wither with its armor, and that lets us finish the
fight from a safe distance. - [Block] Arguably the weirdest Easter egg in Minecraft happens when you
mix evokers and blue sheep. With those conditions, the
wizard will cast a spell and change the blue wool to red instead. Which is odd. But it's apparently a reference to another Microsoft game, Age of Empires, where the priest can turn
enemy units into friendly ones. And that'd be why you
hear this sound as well. (evoker chants) It's from the game. - [Skip] As the lead creative
designer, Jeb has a lot of say in what goes into the game. And apparently that can lead
to some personal choices. So after Jeb's wife kept
asking for a bear in the game, he told her that if they
ever had a bear of their own, he'd add in the mob. Which just so happened
after their son was born. Polar bears were added to the game and the son was named Björn
for the Swedish word for bear. - [Block] Minecraft is
synonymous with customization, so obviously the fireworks
fit with that motif. But with all the different
ways to deck out your rockets, have you ever wondered how many options we have to choose from? Well, apparently there are 2 to the 10,136 distinct fireworks to use. And that's more than the number
of atoms in the universe, which is just insane. - [Skip] Minecraft doesn't
have a lot of flying mobs and I think that's a missed opportunity. So to change that around, we can do so with the help of Elytras. See with commands, you can
actually attach Elytras to certain mobs. But it won't do anything until we set the FallFlying tag to 1b . At that point we can let them glide around and launch our first ever
Minecraft Mob Airlines. - [Block] Nowadays, shields
are a necessity for PVP, but it turns out there's
something even better. Or at least, there will be. See, in the separate
combat test snapshots, Mojang currently has a change
that will allow shields with banners to have more absorption, giving 10 instead of five. And while this will likely be replaced with actual shield
variants in the final run, for right now, a little
banner goes a long way. - [Skip] Pistons have a
unique way of interacting with the blocks in front of them. Namely, if you have a piston push and pull a block like glow stone, it ceases to be a block for a moment and instead becomes a block entity. Because of this reclassification, that means a glow stone block momentarily does not give off any
light during its journey. - [Block] Now, some of you
might be familiar with this guy, the so-called rarest mob in Java Edition. And while this has been
talked about before, have you ever wondered
what's the rarest mob in Bedrock Edition? Well, as it turns out,
the hardest to find mob in that game is a fully
decked out baby husk riding a brown Panda. So if you see it, get the camera. - [Skip] You're short in Minecraft. Your hit box is 1.8 blocks tall, An adult zombie's hit
box is 1.9 blocks tall in Bedrock Edition. An adult husk's hit box
is 2.01875 blocks tall. Oddly specific. Husks can't fit through
a 2 block tall doorway in Bedrock Edition, but
they can in Java Edition. - [Block] Perhaps you didn't
know but there's actually a way to find predictability in
the way that bedrock spawns. And using this information,
people have made a program where you're actually able to see where the largest clump of bedrock appears at the top most layer. And if you're curious, that's
at X21,783,512 and Z -800,011. What you're gonna do
with this information? I don't know, but is
it a fact about blocks? Absolutely. - [Skip] Because soul
sand isn't a full block, when gravity blocks try
to fall on top of it, they're just gonna get broken. Which might not seem
like that big of an issue but it actually could be. You see, if you're in a soul sand valley and you want to clear out the lava, then this is not a complete way to get to the soul sand underneath. And yeah, unfortunately you're not going to be draining out the lava this way. - [Block] Every great artist
tends to sign their work, and apparently Minecraft
textures are no different. But I wouldn't blame
you if you never noticed the hidden autographs on the armor stand since they aren't visible on
any part of the item or entity. But look at the texture
file and sure enough, both Searge and Jappa have
their names right here on the bottom hidden from plain view. - [Skip] Clearly, fish
don't do well on land. And if you drain out at a nearby lake, then the best you'll
be left with is a bunch of floppy something or others. Though, we could use
that to our advantage. See, if you take a fish
or even a guardian out of their natural habitat and
put them on a slime block, then they'll keep bouncing up and up until they reach some serious height, even 17 blocks high in some cases. - [Block] We all know diamonds
are a great resource to have, which is why it's all the more unfortunate that we can't farm them, or at least, we can't farm them like this. Because all it takes
is a visit to a village to find yourself a renewable supply of all diamond tools, weapons, and armor. So, you can't get infinite jukeboxes but the rest is pretty much taken care of. - [Skip] When hoppers were
first added into the game, they initially only had a
work in progress texture, but maybe not in the way you're thinking. Because as you can see this only showed up when you have the hopper
inside of your inventory. But even with that said,
it is still pretty funny to walk around with a WIP just
hanging around in your hand. - [Block] While the invisibility
potion effect makes you almost entirely invisible to
different mobs and players, as it turns out there's something in Minecraft a little
bit more all-knowing. As you can see, if you have
the invisibility effect and then you walk up
to an enchanting table, then it will still open up and
the book will see the player. - [Skip] When you create
a fictional monster, you also get to make up
your own terminology. So when you try to grab
the dragon egg in the end, but keep getting interrupted
by a group of endermen, what do you call that group? According to Dinnerbone,
just as we have a flock of chickens or a drift of pigs, the collective noun is
a haunting of endermen. A group of pandas is
called an embarrassment and that's a real world fact. - [Block] Now, despite
what you might think there's actually only
one transparent block that cannot be placed on ice. Can you guess it? Well, if you can't then
there's actually snow layers that can not be placed
on top of ice blocks, which is likely some holdover
from world generation. Health points are a
weird thing in Minecraft. Like, why does the wither
in Bedrock have double the health of the Java version? But a weirder quirk of HP that you might not have noticed relates to the iron golem and the neglected giant. You see, even though the secret
mob towers over the golem, both actually have the same
health of a hundred points. The giants can't even do that right. - [Skip] As soon as you hoe a dirt block and turn it into farmland, then all of a sudden you're not able to place ladders or
torches along the side. But even though that's true, you still could do this with signs. As you can see right here, you can type your favorite message on it and it's gonna stay on
top of that farmland. - [Block] Bonemeal is a
surprisingly powerful tool. And as someone who doesn't like waiting, it's essential for me. But apparently it's more
robust than even I thought. While we're all familiar with bonemeal on the top of a grass block, it can also work from
the sides and bottom. It'll even work if a
plant is already on top, making this super substance
even easier to use. - [Skip] Game development
isn't always a perfect process. Like sometimes you go to code a pig and instead make a terrifying monster. And while it's a fun story,
it's apparently not a one-off. In the development video for
the Village & Pillage Update, Mojang revealed that foxes originally looked like this whole mess. And now, I'm both
disappointed and relieved this never made it in the final version. - [Block] If you've ever
worked with the observers, you're probably aware
that getting these blocks the right way round isn't
always an easy task. Apparently, even Jeb had
some confusion over this. The reason that observers have
their current face texture is because Jeb kept forgetting
which bit was the front, so this rejected texture
was dug up as a solution. - [Skip] If you've
talked to a cartographer, you've probably seen one of these things. That being the coveted explorer map for finding mansions and monuments. Well, while these look like regular maps, it turns out they worked
fairly differently. See, these maps generate
based on chunk data, not on whether the player fills them out. Meaning if you've got one of
these and then left it at home, it'd still fill out just the same. - [Block] Render Distance
works in a couple of different ways in Minecraft. While most of us are familiar with the absolute render distance
that refers to the blocks and structures in the distance, there's a separate entity
render distance that exists. That's why shulker boxes disappear when you're too far away from them, because even though they're
placed like a block, the game still classifies
them as an entity. - [Skip] Minecraft
enchantmets are a great thing, but they don't always make sense. And while it's weird to
use a fire aspect book for lighting TNT, I
think it's even stranger that we can put mending
on a carrot on a stick. But if you've got the levels, I'm sure the pigs appreciate it. Though, I still can't get over the image of a regenerating carrot. - [Block] Unless you're
a wandering trader, the invisibility potion probably
doesn't get a lot of use. Which can mean that
certain uses go unchecked and sneak by in the code. Prior to snapshot 14W05B, if you hit a mooshroom
with the potion effect, it's mushrooms remained visible. And it's understandable
that Mojang would fix this for the effect to work properly, but it's quite fun to revisit. - [Skip] As many of us know, beacon beams can't pass
their solid blocks. But if you're worried you
can't use a beacon inside of the nether unless you
go into the nether roof, don't worry! As it turns out, if you place
a beacon underneath bedrock with no other solid blocks
like netherrack in between it, then it'll actually blast
through the bedrock roof, and look, you've got a
fully powered beacon. - [Block] To speed up game development, it's nice to cut corners when you can. And Minecraft's textures have
plenty of examples of that. But what's weirder still is
which they decide to reuse and which they make from scratch. Like the bucket of cod and bucket of tropical fish are recolorations but the item sprites
themselves are different. And I don't get why you'd
only do half the assignment. - [Skip] Unlike their
slime block counterparts, honey blocks are sticky along their sides. As the Sticky Situation
achievement describes, sliding down the sticky
side will slow your fall. So, if you were to take a
stack of 256 honey blocks and slide from the top of
the world down to the bottom, it would take one minute and 14 seconds. - [Block] Crafting a netherite
hoe is something of a joke, and the advancements
call attention to that. But if you took the time
to wear down the tool, you might notice it doesn't
break the same as the others. And the reason for this is
because tilling the soil is based on the server,
so it doesn't display a breaking animation like the other ones if you manage to break it that is. - [Skip] Spiders don't
touch the ground ever. We all know that they can climb walls but it's physically impossible
for them to touch the ground. Looking from the side in
perfectly normal conditions, you'll notice that they actually float. I don't know why they float. Maybe the creators just didn't notice because of how tall the player
is compared to a spider. - [Block] Although beacons
do require obsidian to make, they don't actually require
a diamond pickaxe to break. I know that seems odd and especially with a high value item like this, you don't wanna risk
accidentally losing it. But sure enough as you can
see if you use another pickax that isn't diamond, you're
still gonna get the beacon back. - [Skip] With so many items
to collect, it's only fair we have some way to show them off. And while item frames
are a staple in the way that we decorate nowadays,
prior to this Reddit post, it wasn't even considered. But sure enough, just like the ender
chest and the flower pot, item frames made it in through
a community suggestion. And thankfully, so I might add. - [Block] Everyone knows that
shulker boxes are a great way to carry around extra
items in your inventory. But have you ever wondered how much? As it turns out, if you have
37 shulker boxes fully filled to the brim in your inventory,
hot bar and offhand slot, then those 999 stacks
of 64 items are going to add up to 63,936 total items. - [Skip] If you've messed
around with Minecraft modding, you know there are plenty
of files to sort through. And hidden in those files
are some sneaky details. For instance, did you know that axes were originally referred to
as hatchets in the games code? But since Java 1.13, the language files now reflect the current name. But since the axes are still one-handed, I could see it either way. - [Block] How would you classify a saddle? It's definitely a utility but
I wouldn't consider it armor. Minecraft however seems to disagree, since when you put a saddle on a pig, it counts as armor but adds no protection. That's why you can see it
when the pig goes invisible. But interestingly, the same
doesn't apply to a horse, but only to horse armor. Weird. - [Skip] Now, while everyone else searches for the 0.03% chance of
finding a blue axolotl, there's one color that's
even harder to find. As you can see when we
watched the announcement for the Caves & Cliffs Part 1, there's a green variant that
doesn't exist in the game. Why it was removed, who knows. But the emerald color would
have been pretty cool. - [Block] Ender pearls
can be a real lifesaver, especially when you're
traveling in the End. Or they would be if I
could get the angle right, but training that arc isn't always easy. Though it turns out that ender pearls and snowballs can be
thrown at the same range. Meaning, we can figure out our trajectory before losing any hearts. And that extra prep
makes all the difference. - [Skip] Smelting items
in a furnace can be a surprisingly good way to get experience, especially when partnered
with cactus and bamboo farms to essentially automate the process. While those are good long term, if you're only going to smelt one item, the best one to put in the
furnace is ancient debris. Yielding two experience points for grabbing the netherite scrap. - [Block] When you toggle a piston between on and off rapidly with
a gravity effected block such as sand on top of it, then eventually the piston
will actually break the block. Which, there you go, can
even be picked up as an item. Is it practical? Not exactly, you're way better using
a slab or something. - [Skip] Minecraft has plenty
of resources to craft with, but have you ever wondered
which item gets the most use? Well, turns out the iron ingot takes the top slot at 34 crafting recipes. With planks following right behind at 33. And while I would have guessed that those were the other way around, it's still plenty of a
reason to get yourself both an iron and a tree farm in the future. - [Block] By this point hoppers are an essential staple of Minecraft, though if you've ever
noticed an item traffic jam in your hopper pipeline,
this might be why. A hopper can transfer 9,000 items per hour or 150 items per minute. So, if you have a really
high efficiency farm, now at least you know
why it got plugged up. - [Skip] If you've ever tried
to go through the hassle of learning how to play
different note blocks, then you're well unaware that if you place a note block on top of specific blocks, then it actually makes
different instruments. So by that, what if you place a note block on top of another note block? Then it's gonna produce
a string based instrument when you play it. Why you'd ever use it like that? I have no clue. The other note block underneath
isn't able to play anything. - [Block] Minecraft sponges
have come a long way. What used to be an unobtainable block that didn't soak up any water is now a treasure valuable enough to validate going to
an ocean monument for. But as it turns out, this
block was even less useful when Notch first added it. Originally in Minecraft Classic, the block would decay over
time just like leaves. When the liquid system
was reworked in infdev, they no longer drained water. Clearly, up until the Update Aquatic, this wasn't very high up
on Mojang's priority list. - [Skip] Silk Touch is a
valuable enchantment to have. So valuable, in fact, that many
of us don't wanna waste it, which is why sheers used to be so great. See prior to 1.9, we could
enchant sheers with silk touch and then use that enchantment elsewhere. Meaning, if you build with a lot of glass, put silk touch on your sheers, and instead you've got an
unbreakable glass remover which was cool while it lasted. - [Block] If you've played Minecraft PVP, then you're well aware of how
impactful knockback can be. But while it's most useful there, Minecraft actually has a unique use for knockback in the base game. And it's for squids of all things. Apparently, hitting a squid
underwater causes them to rise anywhere from a third to a half block, which isn't too useful but now you'll know to look out for it. - [Skip] Adventure mode
is an interesting concept, but it's not a perfect system. For instance, say a play tester comes across the flint and steel, well, without this tag, they can't spark fires
or light nether portals. But they can still
ignite creepers and TNT, and to me that seems equally
destructive, if not more so. - [Block] You can get up
to 28 experience points from killing one large
slime and all of the slimes that split from it. This will yield between
12 to 28 experience with an average of 20. 4 experience from the largest, 8 experience from the four it splits into and 16 from the four tiny ones. You'll still need another
1,367 to reach level 30 though. - [Skip] What's the
right way to craft a bed? Well, nowadays the answer would depend on the color sheets you want. But in the past, all we
had was the standard red. And with that meant we had
a bunch of different ways to craft the same choice. In fact, between the 16
wools and 6 different planks, there used to be 3,456 ways
just craft this one bed. - [Block] Minecraft has its
fair share of rare items. Turns out that there are even rarer names. In vanilla, there are only
three items obtainable in survival with a magenta tinted name. Those being the dragon egg,
the enchanted golden apple and the thing banner putter. And if you ask me, one of those things is
not like the others. But if you have them,
feel free to show off. - [Skip] Do you ever wonder where Mojang gets their inspiration? Since the designs are so
simplistic, it's easy to lose track of the real world parallels. Take the cow for example. Apparently, this thing is supposed to be based off the Norwegian Red cattle that you can see here, but honestly I don't see much resemblance. And if this is the case, couldn't they have at
least matched the color? - [Block] Anyone lucky
enough to get their hands on the heart of the sea item likely put it into crafting a conduit. But unless you fully powered it, you might not have seen
that it's still there. When activated, the conduit
displays the heart of the sea at the center of its model, then when all 42 blocks
necessary have been placed, the heart opens like an orange
eye, as you can see here. - [Skip] At some point, I think we've all heard
Minecraft's music discs. And even though some
are better than others, they've each got a unique identity. And I'd say that disc 11
definitely fits that description. While it's a bit of a
chore to listen to it, all you might not have
noticed that it lasts for 1 minute, 11 seconds,
111 milliseconds exactly. All of it absolutely dreadful. - [Block] Surprisingly,
even though you're able to break your fall by falling
on top of a waterlogged block, water-filled cauldrons
are a different story. As you can see here, if we put side-by-side a waterlogged chest and a water-filled cauldron, one's going to save you and the other one doesn't make any sense. - [Skip] Why don't wither
skeletons carry bows like the others? Well, this might be our answer. Since when we spawn in one
of these with a bow like saw, the skeleton starts shooting
fire arrows instead. And thankfully, the developers decided not to add another fire
shooting mob to the Nether. But for a custom difficulty,
this would fit right in. - [Block] Anyone who's ever
used the composter block knows that it can sometimes be a rip off, but as it turns out it's not
just you that it's ripping off. As a matter of fact, as soon as you put an
item inside the composter, you'll see that the filling
texture is the same as podzol. - [Skip] According to
Mojang's official writeup, they don't currently plan to add in more community made mods or features. But while that's true for now,
it wasn't always the case. And in fact the sound you hear here
(chime rings) was actually inspired by a third party. While playing on the PVP
server Project Aries, Dinnerbone noticed the high pitched sound and added it into the bows we use today. - [Block] When you're talking about items, mob drops are sure to come up. But figuring out what those mob drops are is its own problem, and Notch
definitely came across that. So, that's why in the development
stage for Java Edition, zombies used to drop feathers. And according to the developer, he didn't know what else they should drop. And it wasn't until the
1.8 Beta pre-release that he finally got his replacement. - [Skip] While there are
plenty of easter eggs and secrets to see within the game, some also exist in the files themselves. For instance, take a look
at this elder guardian. Not much to see. Well, that all changes when we go into the mob's texture file. Here, we can see that Jeb
even signed the texture in the lower corner. So, even though it's not visible in game, you can rest assured knowing it's there. - [Block] Even though
barrels were first added to Minecraft Java Edition roughly a month before Bedrock in snapshot 18W44A, in the files of a Bedrock
Edition Beta version lie some interesting unused textures. Apparently, at some point in
development there were plans to add variants of the barrel, both empty and filled with fish. - [Skip] Of all the mobs in
Minecraft, there's only one that can not trample turtle eggs. As it turns out, bats are the
only ones that if they fly on top of a turtle egg,
they're not gonna crack it. So, for what it's worth if you ever want to mix together your turtle
storage with your bat farm, it's not exactly a workplace hazard. - [Block] Every now and
then Mojang add in a mob that's divisive to say the least. Sure, the phantom and the glow squid are famous examples of this. And while it's easy to blame
these on community voting, they're not the only ones. Actually, there were four mobs that resulted from the community voting. Those being the glow squid, the phantom, the goats and the Fox. So, hey, they're not all that bad. - [Skip] Now, if you've
ever played Minecraft during Halloween night,
then you're well and aware that some mobs on that day will be able to spawn with jack-o'-lanterns
on their heads. As it turns out, there's
actually 13 different mobs in the game that are able to wear this. Which is good, because this is probably the only time you're ever
gonna get to see them. - [Block] Throwing a splash
potion is an exact science, and some of you likely
know that it's better to land one of these on your
noggin than it is on your feet. But, is the same true for
bottles of enchanting. Well, when you test
both ways, it's a myth. As it turns out it doesn't
make any difference where you throw these. So pick your favorite,
it'll work just the same. - [Skip] Getting a full
set of 15 bookshelves is almost a prerequisite for
getting an enchantment table. So obviously, this is on your to-do list, but how much does it cost? After running the numbers, it takes 90 wooden planks,
45 leather, and 135 paper to make all the bookshelves necessary for a level 30 enchantment. - [Block] Throughout Minecraft
history, the jungle wood door has been through a couple
of different changes. As you can see, in 1.16 the
current texture that we have when we have this in our inventory, does not match up to the
door when it's placed down. And if that inconsistency is gonna bug you for the rest of the
day, then don't sweat it because in the 1.17 update
they're actually changing it in the snapshot. - [Skip] Nowadays, ender chests
stick out as the safest way to hide your diamonds and netherite, but their original implementation
told a different story. In their first appearance
during snapshot 12W21A, every player on a server could access the same ender chest inventory. For a time, the safest option in Minecraft was the total opposite. - [Block] Arguably the cutest addition in the Caves & Cliffs Update
is the new axolotl mob. And while all of the colors are great, the blue variant is definitely
the most sought after. And strangely enough,
this is the only color that's not based off real life, but rather it was a suggestion
from user Darkiceflame asking for an easter egg
to Mudkip from Pokémon. Though, I'd still say it
looks more like Whooper. - [Skip] If you wanna buff your crossbow, then a quick charge
enchantment is a must have. And, hey if you want more Minecraft facts, then a subscription's a must-have too. Thank you, by the way. But even with that, I
wouldn't push it too far. Because it turns out that
quick charge level VI and above pauses the
animation on the first frame. Since the resulting reload
time is now negative, the game can't even start
the animation to load. But even if it could, it would take over 69 years to finish that. And at that point, your
opponent's probably moved on. - [Block] If you can get your
hands on a totem of undying, it's an invaluable resource to have. But it does mean we
give up an offhand slot to make it work, though
for what it's worth, the 3DS version of Minecraft
lets the totem work in any of the hot bar slots, Since there's no offhand
feature in that version, which is nice, but I'd rather stick to PC. - [Skip] Beds and the Nether
don't exactly mix well, that's just intentional game design. Though, that's unfortunate
since it turns out beds might just be what you
need for Nether safety. Of course, you can only
test this in the Overworld, but when you sleep in a bed, the player cannot be damaged by lava. When you wake up, you
might not be as lucky. - [Block] Back in 2014, Microsoft
famously purchased Mojang for a chunk of cash. So, while we're all familiar with the Windows 10 version of Minecraft, did you know that there were Minecraft versions of windows 10? Sure enough, five updates for Windows 10 were codenamed Redstone. Which is cute but, I'm not sure it's worth $2.5
billion for that reference. - [Skip] Wolves love bones. After you've managed to tame
a wolf using a few bones, you'll likely put them away
and not use them for awhile. But if you get the bones back out and show them to your tamed wolf, it will tilt its head in the same way as it did before it was tamed. Tamed wolves can't even accept bones, but still love them just as much. - [Block] If you've been
lucky enough to get your hands on a blue axolotl, you know
these things are a tough find. With a 1 in 1200 chance of
finding these water wolves, it's definitely gonna take some time. But there's a reason for that. You see, even though blue
axolotls don't exist in real life, that 1 in 1200 number comes
from the approximate number of axolotls that are still
left in the wild today. - [Skip] We've talked
before the splash potion of harming is a valuable asset to have, especially against armored foes. But even if it is strong, it's
not exactly a one hit kill. Or at least, it isn't with us. Though, if you were to land a direct hit with a harming II potion on a cave spider, that's just enough to finish it off. But even with that trick, I'd rather just take out the spawner and be done with the whole thing. - [Block] Minecraft apples
have a bit of a weird history. For starters, the original texture
wasn't even for Minecraft, but rather a previous
game by the game's creator called Legend of the Chambered. And while that texture was
changed in the texture update, that's not the end of this
guy's association with apples. Since to this day, if
you kill him he'll drop an apple with his other items. - [Skip] As of 1.16,
the current longest name for a block is Polished
Blackstone Pressure Plate, which is actually tied for Cracked Polished Blackstone Bricks. Both of which being 34 characters long with spaces and 31 without. But of course, this is
excluding the Education Edition because there it's not a fair competition. - [Block] Clearly, TNT
can pack quite a punch, but what it can do in damage here, it's even more serious
when we add it to a cart. As it turns out, all it
takes is a direct hit from three merged TNT minecarts to take a full diamond
armor player right down to half a heart. And though other methods
can deal more damage, I'd rather just spend the
ingots and get this cheap fix. - [Skip] You don't have to
play Creative mode for long to come across these spawn eggs. There's a lot of them. But while we're familiar
with how they look nowadays, they didn't always seem that way. In fact, back in the snapshots of 1.1, they were each sourced from one file that was tinted for the variations, and I'm glad they decided to change. - [Block] Unfortunately, the
Bedrock Edition doesn't allow for all items to be held in the offhand. But that doesn't mean every
offhand item has a use. Take the Nautilus shells for example, for us, they do nothing in either slot, but the reason they work like this is because the drowned mobs
have to hold them like so. So, it is useless, but
it's at least a fun detail. - [Skip] Landing a shot with a bow and arrow is easier said than done. However, it looks like the game
might be partially to blame. See if you were to stand close to a wall and fire off several shots without moving, you'll notice that the arrows fall slightly to the right of your crosshair. And if you change to
left-handed in the settings, it's the opposite, which
I guess makes some sense. - [Block] When chains
were added to Minecraft, they brought around a lot of discussion. But one topic that doesn't get talked about enough is their blast resistance. Even though chains are made of less iron, just two iron nuggets and an ingot, they have the same blast resistance as a full block of iron. Proving once and for all that it's never about the amount of
iron but how you use it. - [Skip] Now it's not news to
anyone that Bedrock Edition has its fair share quirks. And even then, this still might be the
weirdest installment I've seen. As you can see, if we
use this summon command with a tag on tame, then we can
get a glitched out red Wolf. And while our colors do match well, unfortunately I couldn't
find a way to tame it. - [Block] Basically
everything in Minecraft has more of a use than the furnace minecarts. And for this reason, Mojang
explicitly didn't add it to the Bedrock and 3DS
versions of the game. Jeb even mentioned removing them outright from the Java edition. So, unless they decide to make these strains actually usable, it's only a short while before this joins the forgotten ranks of
beast boy and frog girl. - [Skip] The game rule for
mobGriefing is a powerful tool. And while most of us
associate this command with regards to creeper
explosions and enderman theft, that's not the only limits. As it is, if you switch
this command to false, you'll find the foxes can
no longer pick up items. Which I guess makes sense,
but something tells me that holding a shulker box
is nowhere near as much of a problem as a creeper detonation. - [Block] In Bedrock Edition,
it's entirely possible to relight an unlit campfire just by lighting yourself on fire. No joke by going over and stop, dropping and rolling right on top
of an unlit pile of ashes, all of a sudden it's lit
up like a Christmas tree. Now the only question is why doesn't this have an Java Edition? I guess we handle fire safety a little different around here. - [Skip] While crafting
a stone cutter instead of a crafting table does
seem more expensive. When making stairs using a stone cutter, it requires just one
block per stair crafted. Where a crafting table
costs 1.5 blocks per stair. For things like cobblestone, it doesn't seem to make
much of a difference but for harder to obtain blocks such as quartz and prismarine,
the savings add up quickly. - [Block] The ender dragon
holds a lot of importance to the Minecraft world. But while most of us
spend hours just trying to find and kill the thing, have you ever bothered to learn its name? Because yeah, according
to Notch and Dinnerbone, she is actually named Jean?. With a question mark at
the end and everything. So, if you're ready for
that first name basis, then by all means. - [Skip] If you've ever
had a physics lesson, you've heard that gravity in theory accelerates all
objects at the same rate. In Minecraft however,
that's verifiably false. To test this, if a player stands on a
stack of sand or gravel, and then the stack falls onto a non-solid block like a torch, then the player will
fall fast enough to go through the stack and even
take enough damage to die. - [Block] Obviously,
Minecraft has plenty of quirks that don't make any sense. But even after the community
has pointed these out, new ones rise to the surface. As an example, even though
blazes do not have visible feet, the mob can still make footsteps sounds, making a weird audio-visual experience. Though it's worth mentioning that this is on the bug tracker, so it might be fixed after all. - [Skip] Even though some servers by default use spawn protection to protect against their spawn point, as it turns out, if you're
not an admin there still is a little bit of havoc
that you're able to do there. Sure enough, if you use
bone meal on the grass in a the spawn protected area, it's still gonna produce
grass and flowers. - [Block] Every now and then,
Minecraft has an inconsistency I can't quite figure out. For instance, did you know that
there's a damage discrepancy between wither skulls spawn in this way and one spawn in this way. Yeah, apparently wither skull projectiles from the summon command only
do 5 magic damage on impact, whereas the ones from the
boss do 8 on a direct hit. And why the difference? I got no clue, but maybe that's just me. - [Skip] Everybody knows that you're able to color beacon beams with stained glass. More interestingly however, stacking them on top of each other opens up
a whole bunch of new colors! This means that there are
12,326,391 unique colors. - [Block] Finding the
best fuel source can be something of a math problem. But if you're on Bedrock, you should know that bowls are a more efficient fuel source than sticks. Since six planks craft in
to 8 bowls smelt 8 items, instead of crafting 12
sticks they smelt only 6. And this will be a big help for when you're trying to smelt down the stem blocks next time
you're in the Nether. - [Skip] The unused
illusioner mob is pretty scary when it splits into a
bunch of decoy clones. But as soon as they enter a boat, all of that fear disappears because they're actually quite weird. They shoot their
projectiles backwards while in a boat for some reason. - [Block] Before stained
glass and stained glass panes were added into Minecraft, there was actually a similar
block named tinted glass that existed in the April
Fools version 2.0 update. So, what started out as
a joke actually ended up being Mojang previewing a feature. And as a matter of fact,
the texture that was used in the April Fools Update was
actually used for the block before the stained glass
got its own texture. - [Skip] If the texture for end
stone looks familiar to you, then there's a reason for it. As you can see, the end
stone's texture is actually an inversion geometric translation and then a recoloration of
the cobblestones texture. And you know what? Good on Mojang. They were able to cut corners
and I didn't even notice until it was pointed out. And with that folks, thank you for watching
this long compilation and have a good one. - [Block] All right.
(Mario coin dings)
