Block of Coal (Joke)
Not to be confused with Block of Coal.
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.
Block of Coal
| Renewable |
Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| Tool |
|
| Blast resistance |
6 |
| Hardness |
5 |
| Luminous |
No |
| Transparent |
No |
| Flammable |
No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Map color (JE) |
|
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A block of coal, also known as coal block, is a block added in the the 2013 joke update Java Edition 2.0, it was later added as an authentic block in 1.6.
Obtaining
Breaking
Blocks of coal can be mined using any pickaxe. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
| Block |  Block of Coal
| |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 5 | |
| Tool | 
| |
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 25 | |
 Wooden
|
3.75 | |
 Stone
|
1.9 | |
 Copper |
1.5 | |
 Iron
|
1.25 | |
 Diamond
|
0.95 | |
 Netherite
|
0.85 | |
 Golden
|
0.65 | |
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.
Crafting
Similar to other mineral blocks, it is crafted with 9 coal.
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Coal |  |
Usage
Blocks of coal can be crafted back into coal but the coal won't be stackable with normal coal[1]
Crafting ingredient
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Block of Coal | |
Fuel
Blocks of coal can be used as fuel in a furnace. One block of coal lasts 800 seconds (16000 ticks), which smelts 80 items.
Sounds
 stone sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
| Something falls on a block | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 | |
Gallery
-
A talking block of coal.
References
- ↑ The coal does not stack with other coal due to having a data value of 32767.
