Talk: Fluid

Spread

"If you edit either type of fluid block into your inventory, they will spread when placed, since placing a block causes updates." This doesn't seem to be true; I'm in Beta 1.6.6 and when I place the Still Water block type (9) it remains stationary until a nearby block is updated. Glory 10:45, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Behavior may differ in SMP. Check the server plugins. Calinou - talk × contribs » 12:10, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

I think that if you edit the moving one into your inventory it will spread, while the still one waits for a block update. Arilotter 12:25, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Can this be changed to liquids?

Water and lava are fluids and liquids. Air is also a fluid, but it is not a liquid. Can this article be changed to "Liquids"? Chris3145 03:10, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

I support this idea, but I feel if I change it then it will be reverted. NightstormKitty 19:16, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

True enough. Air , water , lava , oil and a few others are all similar. They do not act like other blocks in Minecraft. Maybe you are correct. I have lots of experience with fluids. TheMineCraftWizardXII 01:47, 7 November 2012 (UTC)TheMineCraftWizardXIITheMineCraftWizardXII 01:47, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

umm .. a correction to MC Wizards statement .. only the two liquid source blocks establish flows. The Air block is as unmoving as all the rest so including it as a gaseous fluid is not needed in the context of MC -- Bytebasher (talk) 20:45, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Question

What ever happened to being able to place source blocks on top of source blocks?

Milk is not a liquid

Add milk as a liquid Zigzagar 04:26, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Milk is not a source block that can establish a flow so it is NOT a liquid in the context of MC -- Bytebasher (talk) 20:47, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Creating lava source blocks

As of Beta 1.9 Pre-release 5, a lava block can be converted into a source block if the following conditions hold: it is bordered by 4 lava sources in a cross-like arrangement the 4 sources are on the same horizontal level as it there is a solid, opaque block underneath it

I tried this in 1.0, but, as far as I can tell, it didn't work in either X or + shape. I tried it with dirt underneath, then stone. The outer lava blocks flowed inward, implying that a source block had not been created. When I tried the same thing in multiplayer, I could not pick up the middle block of lava with a bucket.

Was this feature removed? If not, could someone please confirm or clarify this?

-- ClapNZ 07:04, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

The Lava page says this no longer happens in 1.0, so I'm assuming it was a short-lived bug/feature. -- Orthotope 08:05, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. Shame, though. I guess I'll install that infinite lava plugin.

-- ClapNZ 03:20, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

Flowing lava staying forever

I think it should be mentioned somewhere here that lava sometimes stays forever even after the source has been removed. --79.181.172.164 16:59, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

I added it to the Trivia section. I also added a Trivia section. -- Pigster ^(T) 02:57, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Flowing lava does not stay forever anymore, as of 1.7. It disintegrates as soon as the source block is gone, akin to water. HIYIYIYI! IT'S CATNOM! (talk) 20:30, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

No it doesnt

When the source block has been removed or turned into obsidian, it's gone for good. I have done this in Pocket Edition Alpha 0.4.0. I made an aquaduct delivering water to a lava source block in a lava fall. When i had mined the obsidian, the lava fall dried up. 173.72.122.25 15:28, 2 November 2012 (UTC)TheMineCraftWizardXII

Move to Liquid

I think the page should be moved to “Liquid" so it complies with the style guide. -JEC⁶⁷⁸⁹ [ ] 15:49, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

I think there should be an exemption in the style guide for certain pages where the subject matter is inherently plural. For example, the Commands and Data values articles each deal with many individual items, so to me it would feel strange to have them titled Command and Data value. -- Orthotope^talk 03:05, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Outdated picture

The picture at the top of the page (the one comparing stone and water blocks) looks like it is from an extremely old version of Minecraft, as it uses the old stone texture and lighting. Furthermore, it has the crosshairs in the center, which are completely unneeded. I suggest a new picture. 108.55.8.246 15:57, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

NOT going to work here any more !

I did hours of research on this subject and then hours more to update this page ... and just trash it even when I am making an effort to take the excuses given as constructive feedback .. (talk) 15:35, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Please use your userspace instead of the mainspace if you are making a large number of small edits, as well as for content that is a "work in progress". Review it after completing it on your userspace before attempting to modify the article. Skylinerw (talk) 16:35, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

it would have been nice if someone had mentioned whatever user space is before now. I am done with trying to contribute to this wiki. You guys don't want newcomers to contribute .. this is how you keep them out. bye Bytebasher (talk) 22:29, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

The only newcomers that are lost by having rules are the ones who really did not want to contribute anyways. I had posted on your talk page earlier about the information that did not belong, and I did my best to incorporate what you added into the page. You then reverted my edit and added made more edits that directly when against what I mentioned to you, so I don't think the problem is us trying to push new users away, but rather you wanted to stop input from older users.

If you want a place where you can write things about Minecraft without others getting editing it, post a thread on the [[forum:|Minecraft Forums]]. –KnightMiner ^t/_c 01:15, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Change back to Fluid

Shouldn't this page be changed back to "Fuild" now that this is the official in-game name (as can be seen on the Tag#Fluids page)? --MDLC01 (talk) 17:07, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

I suggest it NOT be changed .. there are only 2 liquids in MC and they are different from all other blocks in that their source blocks create flows .. The use of "fluid" in the list of tags is NOT a generalization to include gaseous fluids .. it is just some developer's word choice for the tag.

Liquid is the more appropriate word to use in the context of MC play

-- Bytebasher (talk) 20:40, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

Moved since official name. Deshman-gpuser (talk) 08:02, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Dissipation

I notice if you dump a water source block on top of the earth it seems to spread out and then the source block eventually vanishes. I can't seem to find which section talks about this effect, does anyone know? Seems like the source block does not dissipate if you contain the spread. Is it something like if it spreads out to too many secondary blocks the original is lost? Tycio (talk) 17:10, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

I have never seen this happen. A water source block doesn't vanish all by itself. Something must replace the block. Amatulic (talk) 01:51, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Bedrock Edition

I can find no evidence of any internal fluid category in Bedrock. Does that mean the page should be made a Java-exclusive? Similarly to aquatic mobs. --MetalManiacMc at your service fellow human! (talk) 11:21, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Mixing

The mixing part is confusing because it first makes it seem like how the fluids meet is important with the "vertical vs. horizontal" scenarios, but then it says If lava flows vertically into a water source block or flowing water, the water source block turns into stone. This really makes it seems like the direction ultimate doesn't actually matter and it's all about "source block" vs. "flowing block", while that's actually really not the case. It leaves out a very crucial part: Flowing water will also turn into stone when hit by lava from above.

Screenshot taken in 1.20

So, basically, water will always turn into stone by lava, no matter whether it is flowing or a source block. It's actually the flowing lava that is turnt into cobblestone. You just usually don't see flowing water being turnt into stone tho, because if lava and water flow into each other, the lava will just turn into cobblestone where they meet. That's why it can be important whether they meet vertically or horizontally. I think this should be the main takeaway from this, as it just being about "source block" vs "flowing" is a common misconception, I just learnt about this myself, too.

Really sorry about the edits, I forgot my signature and then wanted to make some corrections and then I thought if I do undo and it won't be seen. This is my very first contribution to this wiki, I hope you guys can forgive me Verbindungsfehle-fduser (talk) 02:05, 19 September 2023 (UTC)