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  1. Minecraft: Java Edition
  2. MC-166908

Sand turns back and forth from a block to an entity on top of moving pistons

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    Details

    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Open
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: 1.14.4, 1.15 Pre-release 3, 1.15 Pre-release 6, 1.15 Pre-release 7, 1.15, 1.15.1
    • Fix Version/s: None
    • Labels:
      None
    • Confirmation Status:
      Confirmed
    • Category:
      Redstone

      Description

      The bug

      When sand falls on very quickly moving pistons, it is continuously turned into a block and back into an entity again. This allows for plants that are placed on that block to grow very quickly (see MC-113809 and MC-165023)

      To reproduce

      Build the contraption from this video by [Mod] violine1101: https://youtu.be/TPklP6WZrLk

      Video

      Video by Ray showcasing a farm that can be built using this bug: https://youtu.be/mg93ldmI584

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          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MC-167059 Falling sand bug

          • Resolved
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MC-113809 Chorus Flower plant, Bamboo, Sugarcane, Cactus and other plants grow instantly when supporting block is replaced with same block type

          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. MC-165023 Sand dropped on boats can force update cacti, sugar cane, and bamboo causing them to grow very quickly

          • Resolved

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              Assignee:
              Unassigned Unassigned
              Reporter:
              Phvntxm Dmitry Polyakov
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