Block of Redstone

A block of redstone (aka "redstone block", "redblock") acts as a piston-movable redstone power source which cannot be turned off.

Usage
The block of redstone was introduced to provide a solid block to act as a power source.

A block of redstone acts like a regular block powered by a torch:
 * Attached redstone torches will deactivate.
 * Adjacent redstone dust will be powered with signal strength 15.
 * Correctly-facing adjacent redstone repeaters and redstone comparators will be powered.
 * Adjacent mechanism components will be activated.
 * Adjacent opaque blocks will not be powered.
 * Exception: Redstone dust will configure itself to point towards an adjacent block of redstone, even though it won't configure itself to point towards a block powered by a torch.
 * A Redstone Block may be placed by a command block, (/setblock x y z), to make a wireless signal transfer.

The block of redstone serves as compact storage for redstone, like other blocks of minerals (block of iron, block of gold, etc.).

The block can also act as a movable power source, such as being pushed by a piston, and generally makes circuits that use pistons more compact.

Trivia

 * Even though redstone ore must be mined with iron or diamond pickaxes, blocks of redstone can be mined with any pickaxe.


 * The block of redstone used to have a very similar texture to the block of coal, but the block of coal's texture was later changed.


 * As the block of redstone is not fully opaque, chests can be opened when covered by one. Also, non-solid blocks such as ladders cannot be placed onto its sides.
 * Additionally, a glitch involving use of redstone blocks and fences, it is possible to get through a redstone block and find any cave without usage of client modifications or waste of pickaxes.


 * If a redstone torch is placed on a block of redstone, after 1 tick the torch will turn off.

Gallery
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