Etho Slab

This article documents an April Fools' joke.

This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It is documented here on the wiki due to being officially-released content by Mojang Studios, even if not present in a final version.

The etho slab is a joke slab introduced exclusively in Java Edition 2.0. It is a reference to the YouTube channel EthosLab.

Obtaining

Breaking

Punching the block breaks it instantly and drops in the item form.

Crafting

Etho slabs are crafted using 3 TNT blocks.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
TNT	6

Usage

Etho slabs behave like TNT although there is a 25% chance to spawn a falling anvil one block above the nearest player up to 20 blocks away.

Sounds

Generic

Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.grass.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8	16
Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.grass.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.8	16
Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.grass.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.5	16
None^{[sound 1]}	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.grass.fall`	None^{[sound 1]}	0.5	0.75	16
Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.grass.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

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Unique

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Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Blocks	When an etho slab block is lit	`random.fuse`	1.0	1.0	16
	Blocks	When an etho slab explodes	`random.explode`	4.0	0.56-0.84	16

Data values

Blocks with data value 1 are called "Etho Slab (Lit??)" and explode on punch.

ID

Name	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Double Etho Slab	`159`	Block	`tile.ethoSlab.tntUnlit.name` `tile.ethoSlab.tntLit.name`
Etho Slab	`160`	Block & Item	`tile.ethoSlab.tntUnlit.name` `tile.ethoSlab.tntLit.name`

Damage Value

Bit	Effect
1 (0x1)	If this bit is set, the Etho slab is triggered on punch rather than destroyed.
4 (0x8)	If this bit is set, the Etho slab is a top slab.

History

Java Edition
2.0					Added the etho slab.

Issues

"Etho Slab" is an April Fools feature, and as such issues related to it cannot be fixed.

Redstone

Entities

[bugMC-177082-1] MC-177082

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