Gunpowder

Gunpowder, formerly known as sulphur, is an item that can be obtained by killing Creepers, Ghasts,  Witches, or looting dungeon chests.

Uses
Gunpowder is used to craft TNT, fire charges, firework stars, and firework rockets and can be brewed with any potion to make a splash potion. Fire charges were added in snapshot 12w04a, and have the same properties as flint and steel, except can be launched from a dispenser.

Trivia

 * Although gunpowder has the appearance of gray redstone dust, it cannot be placed on the ground as a wire.
 * In the new 1.5 texture pack format, Gunpowder's sprite is called "sulphur.png".
 * Despite what the crafting recipe might suggest, gunpowder is in no way used to make TNT, or related to it at all.

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