Big Brain
"Brain" redirects here. For a type of coral, see Coral.
This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
Big Brain
| Rarity tier |
Potato |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
No |
| Tool |
|
| Blast resistance |
3 |
| Hardness |
2 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
Yes |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
Yes |
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A big brain is a block in 24w14potato used to obtain potatoes of knowledge.
Obtaining
Breaking
A big brain can be broken using anything, but an axe is the fastest. Big brains always drop themselves and a potato of knowledge when mined.
| Block |  Big brain
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 2 | |
| Tool | 
| |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 3 | |
 Wooden
|
1.5 | |
 Stone
|
0.75 | |
 Copper |
0.6 | |
 Iron
|
0.5 | |
 Diamond
|
0.4 | |
 Netherite
|
0.35 | |
 Golden
|
0.25 | |
Legend
- incorrect tool, drops nothing
- correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
- correct tool, drops the block itself
- italicized can be instant mined
- ↑ These durations ignore other influential factors (e.g. Mining Fatigue), and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Note: No version exists with both copper tools and this block, but the breaking time can be calculated from the block's hardness.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Poisonous Potato + Zombie Head |
  |
Usage
Potatoes of knowledge
Big brains absorb nearby experience orbs. When broken, a big brain drops a potato of knowledge with a knowledge amount equal to how much experience it absorbed (if it didn't absorb anything, potato of knowledge still drops, with 0 knowledge). Maximum possible amount stored in a single potato of knowledge is equal to 1000 experience points; if big brain absorbs this much experience, a potato of knowledge with 1000 experience is dropped by it automatically, without breaking the block.
Piston interactivity
Big brains cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons.
Note blocks
Big brains can be placed under note blocks to produce "bass" sounds.
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Block tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brain | big_brain | mineable/axe | block |
Block states
See also: Block states
| Name | Default value | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facing | north | eastnorthsouthwest | The direction the big brain is facing |
Block data
See also: Block entity format
A big brain has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
- Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
- [Int] amount: The amount of experience stored in this big brain.
- [Int] delay: An integer that oscillates between 5 and 1 (inclusive) by decreasing by 1 every tick. Experience orbs can enter this big brain only when
delayis 1.
Issues
Issues relating to "Big Brain" are not maintained on the bug tracker because it is an April Fools' joke, and is therefore not in the newest stable version or snapshot. Issues reported there are closed as "Invalid".
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