Heat Block

Heat Block

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	?
Hardness	2.5
Luminant	No, but melts blocks
Transparent	Partial
Flammable	No [needs in-game testing]
Catches fire from lava	Yes [needs in-game testing]

Heat block is a block that can melt snow and ice just like a torch except it does not give off light.

Obtaining

Breaking

Block	Heat Block
Hardness	2.5
Tool
Breaking time
Default	12.5
Wooden	1.9
Stone	0.95
Iron	0.65
Diamond	0.5
Netherite	0.45
Golden	0.35

Lab Table

Result	Materials Needed
Heat Block
	Iron, Water, Charcoal, Salt

Usage

Heat blocks melt snow layers and ice within 2 blocks (taxicab distance). It is unique in that it is the only block that melts objects without giving off light.

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID	Translation key
Heat Block	chemical_heat	192	Block & Giveable Item	Identical	tile.chemical_heat.name

Trivia

• Iron corrodes in salt water way faster than it does in water, because electrochemistry is involved.
• The ingredients of the heat block corresponds to the contents of hand warmers. A hand warmer generates heat due to the same electrochemistry that rusts iron in seawater, but with powdered iron the effect becomes more appreciable.

History

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.20.1			Added heat blocks.
Education Edition
1.0.27					Added heat blocks.

Issues

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