Jack o'Lantern



Jack-O-Lanterns are a solid block implemented in the Halloween Update on October 31st 2010. It can be created by combining a pumpkin and a torch. They are intended as a purely decorative addition although they can also be used as a light source.

As with the pumpkin, a Jack-O-Lantern can be placed anywhere as long as the block directly beneath it is not air, glass, ice or any form of fluid; thus, they can be placed at the bottom of lakes or oceans, allowing the user to easily explore underwater areas. However, it will remain in place if you remove the block below it after placing it.

Jack-O-Lanterns produce the same amount of light (level 15) and share the same ability to stay lit underwater as glowstone, making them more effective and more reliable than torches.

Trivia

 * Mysteriously, with the 1.2.0_02 update on November 4th, all Jack-O-Lanterns on worlds were converted back into pumpkins in name only.
 * In Beta 1.1_02, Jack-O-Lanterns are labeled Pumpkins when moused over in the inventory screen.
 * Jack-O-Lanterns had, up until 1.2, the same icon and name in the inventory as pumpkins, making it impossible to tell which is which just by looking at them. However, it isn't possible to stack Jack-O-Lanterns with pumpkins.
 * Unlike Pumpkins, Jack-O-Lanterns cannot be worn.
 * Due to the rim of unlit area on the jack-o-lanterns mouth altering the shape of the lit area, Jack_O-lanterns appear smiling while pumpkins appear to have an anguished expression despite having the same face.
 * As of Beta 1.5_01, Jack-O-Lanterns that already exist in-game now all appear facing the opposite way they were placed before the update. Placing a Jack-O-Lantern will also have it placed facing away from you, as opposed to facing in your direction, as was the case before the 1.5_01 update.
 * Jack-O-Lanterns cannot be placed on air, glass, ice, pistons, or sticky pistons.
 * Jack-O-Lanterns will melt snow and ice.
 * In SMP, Jack-O-Lanterns appear green on a map.
 * When a Jack-O-Lantern is pushed by a piston (and sticky) and the Jack-O-Lantern's block below it is air, it will break and drop as an item.