How did we get here? (block)

This article is about How did we get here? block. For the advancement, see Advancement § How Did We Get Here?.

How did we get here?
Rarity color	common
Renewable	Yes (if the item displayed is renewable)
Stackable	No
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	?
Hardness	?
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

How did we get here? is a joke block introduced in 22w13oneBlockAtATime. Because the 22w13oneBlockAtATime update removed the inventory, and therefore items, this block takes the place of all items.

Obtaining

Breaking

How did we get here? blocks can be broken with any tool, but they will not drop. They will directly go in the player's hands like any other block in this version.

Post-Generation

Whenever an item would be otherwise dropped on the ground, a How did we get here? block spawns instead, displaying the item that it replaced and represents.

They are also spawned when an item is crafted with a crafting table.

Debug mode

Every item that can be displayed by How did we get here? blocks are seen in debug mode, as well as their waterlogged versions.

Usage

How did we get here? blocks can be used as the item they display and can be thrown by the player like any other block.

• They can increase your attack damage, if they display a sword or axe.
• They can increase block breaking speed, if they display the corresponding tool.
• They can be thrown onto a player to equip, if they display a piece of armor.
• They can be thrown on crafting tables to craft other items.
  • Or a crafting table can be thrown onto them.

They are also waterloggable.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.stone.break	subtitles.block.generic.break	1.0	0.8	16
	Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.stone.place	subtitles.block.generic.place	1.0	0.8	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.stone.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit	0.25	0.5	16
	None	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	None	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.stone.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps	0.15	1.0	16

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
How did we get here?	generic_item_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.generic_item_block

Block states

See also: Block states

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
item	0	0 1 2 ... 1104	The number display the item ID on it. See How did we get here? (block)/Display.
waterlogged	false	false true	Whether or not there's water in the same place as this how did we get here? block.

Display

Main article: How did we get here? (block)/Display

They have an item block state that specifies the internal ID of the item to display with (0-1104).

History

Java Edition
22w13oneBlockAtATime					Added the How did we get here? block.

Issues

How did we get here? blocks are an unsupported item due to being an April Fools' joke, and therefore such issues relating to them will not be fixed.

Trivia

• Although they have an item form, How did we get here? blocks don't have an inventory form because the inventory was removed from the version they were added.
• They have the same model as white carpets.
• The name of the block might be a reference to the advancement of the same name.