Busting 100 Minecraft Myths in 24 Hours - Summary

Summary

Here is a concise summary of the Minecraft myth-busting content:

**Confirmed Myths:**

1. **5-block jump**: Possible with 17 precise jumps and rotation.
2. **Cow kinetic energy**: 23 cows in a hole can launch a player with Elytra hundreds of blocks away.
3. **Llama spitting distance**: Llamas can spit up to an observed 13 blocks (tester attempted up to 15).
4. **Skeletons' aiming**: One standing still skeleton may miss its shot (observed after 10 attempts).
5. **Foxes and Totem of Undying**: Foxes can survive with a Totem of Undying due to picking up items.
6. **Stacking slabs outside world border**: Possible with Minecraft's border rules.
7. **Cats don't take fall damage**: Confirmed, cats survive falls.
8. **Surviving fall damage with watermelon**: Watermelon's water content allows survival (unexpectedly).
9. **One-block gap crossing**: Sprinting without jumping can work, but not reliably.
10. **Sprinting in Minecraft boats**: Increases speed.
11. **Negative Endermen can't see through glass**: Observed to be true.
12. **Lighting Netherrack underwater (with a twist)**: Not directly, but possible if surrounding snow is removed.
13. **Withers not spawning in snow biomes (with a twist)**: Won't spawn on snow, but will if snow is removed around Soul Sand.
14. **Creepers deal 0 damage with shield**: Holding a shield out makes creepers deal no damage.
15. **Dolphins playing with items**: Observed to interact and return items.
16. **Tricking skeletons for more music discs**: Using TNT, more discs can be obtained from creepers.

**Busted Myths:**

1. **Digging straight down to find diamonds**: No diamonds found, only coal.
2. **Curing zombie villagers with golden apples**: Doesn't work.
3. **Sugarcane grows faster on dirt than sand**: Actually grows faster on sand.
4. **You can't eat food underwater**: True, no exception found.
5. **Eating a golden apple gives three effects**: Only gives two effects.
6. **Throwing diamond gear into lava turns it into Netherite**: Doesn't work.
7. **Combining different armor types with an anvil**: Not possible.
8. **White tulips give white dye**: Actually gives light gray dye.
9. **Helmet protects from anvil damage**: Doesn't protect.
10. **You never spawn on stone in a new world**: Actually possible to spawn on stone.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text, without opinions, and formatted as requested:

1. **Jumping in Minecraft**: With pixel-perfect momentum and rotation, a player can jump 5 blocks in Minecraft.
2. **Foxes and Totem of Undying**: Foxes in Minecraft can use a Totem of Undying to survive.
3. **Lapis Lazuli Mining**: Lapis Lazuli can be mined with a Stone Pickaxe in Minecraft.
4. **Diamond and Turtle Egg Textures**: Diamonds and Turtle Eggs share the same texture, differing only in color.
5. **Eating Underwater**: Players cannot eat food underwater in Minecraft.
6. **Stacking Slabs**: Using the Minecraft world border, slabs can be stacked on top of each other.
7. **Minecraft Username for World Generation**: Using your Minecraft username for world generation can give you an OP (overpowered) spawn.
8. **Digging Straight Down from Spawn**: There is no guarantee of finding diamonds by digging straight down from the spawn point.
9. **Cows and Kinetic Energy**: 23 cows in a hole can provide enough kinetic energy to launch a player high into the air while wearing Elytra.
10. **Llama Spitting Distance**: Llamas in Minecraft can spit at distances of up to at least 13 blocks.
11. **Skeleton Accuracy**: A standing still skeleton in Minecraft will not always hit its target; it can miss.
12. **Curing Zombie Villagers**: A golden apple cannot cure a zombie villager.
13. **Bookshelves for Enchanting**: Only 15 bookshelves are needed for the maximum chance of getting the best enchantments.
14. **Player Blinking**: Minecraft characters do not blink.
15. **Witch Immunity**: Witches in Minecraft are not completely immune to lava and fire, but they can give themselves fire resistance.
16. **Totem of Undying and Custom Dimension**: Dying with a Totem of Undying does not take the player to a custom dimension.
17. **Endermen and Glass**: Endermen in Minecraft cannot see through glass.
18. **Cats and Fall Damage**: Cats in Minecraft do not take fall damage.
19. **Surviving with Watermelon**: A player can survive fall damage if they are holding a watermelon because it contains water.
20. **Golden Apple Effects**: Eating a golden apple gives a player two effects, not three.
21. **Evoker and Sheep**: An Evoker in Minecraft can turn a blue sheep into a red one under certain conditions.
22. **Crossing One Block Gaps**: Players can cross a one-block gap with the roof without jumping by sprinting.
23. **Sprinting in Boats**: Players can sprint in Minecraft boats, increasing their speed.
24. **Sugarcane Growth**: Sugarcane in Minecraft grows faster on sand than on dirt.
25. **Llamas Spitting Distance (Revisited)**: Confirmed up to at least 13 blocks, with further testing showing higher distances.
26. **Negative Endermen and Glass**: Confirmed, endermen cannot see through glass.
27. **Cats and Fall Damage (Revisited)**: Confirmed, cats do not take fall damage.
28. **Surviving Fall Damage with Watermelon**: Confirmed, due to the watermelon containing water.
29. **Golden Apple Effects (Revisited)**: Confirmed to give only two effects.
30. **Evoker and Sheep (Revisited)**: Partially confirmed; an Evoker can change a blue sheep to red under specific conditions.
31. **Crossing One Block Gaps (Revisited)**: Confirmed, but not reliable.
32. **Sprinting in Boats (Revisited)**: Confirmed, and it increases speed.
33. **Sugarcane Growth (Revisited)**: Actually grows faster on sand.
34. **Surviving Four Anvils**: A player can survive four anvils dropping on their head but may be unable to move afterward.
35. **Spawn Location**: Players can spawn on stone when making a new world.
36. **Throwing Diamond Gear into Lava**: Does not turn into Netherite.
37. **Killing a Piglet**: Killing a piglet in one shot does not aggravate other nearby piglets.
38. **Lighting Netherrack Underwater**: Confirmed possible.
39. **Wither Spawning in Snow Biomes**: Will not spawn in snow biomes but can if the snow around the soul sand is broken.
40. **Combining Different Armor Types with Anvil**: Not possible.
41. **White Tulips and Dye**: White tulips give light gray dye, not white dye.
42. **Stairs Inside Each Other Using World Border**: Confirmed possible.
43. **Helmet Protection from Anvil Damage**: A helmet does not protect against anvil damage.
44. **Creeper Damage with Shield**: Creepers deal zero damage if a player is holding a shield.
45. **Invisibility Potion on Shulker Box**: Reveals what's inside.
46. **Dolphins Playing with Items**: Confirmed, dolphins can play with and return items.
47. **Music Discs from Creepers**: Tricking a skeleton into shooting a TNT block near creepers can yield multiple music discs.