How did we get here? (block)

How did we get here?

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Rarity tier	Common
Renewable	Yes (if the item displayed is renewable)
Stackable	No
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0.25
Hardness	0.25
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

{
    "extratext": "View [[How did we get here? (block)/Display|all renders]]",
    "title": "How did we get here?",
    "images": [
        "White Carpet.png"
    ],
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "Common",
            "label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (if the item displayed is renewable)",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Stackable"
        },
        {
            "field": "Any tool",
            "label": "Tool"
        },
        {
            "field": "0.25",
            "label": "(link to Explosion#Blast resistance article, displayed as Blast resistance)"
        },
        {
            "field": "0.25",
            "label": "(link to Breaking#Blocks by hardness article, displayed as Hardness)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Light article, displayed as Luminous)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Opacity article, displayed as Transparent)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Flammable article, displayed as Flammable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Catches fire from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "How did we get here?"
    ]
}

How did we get here? is a joke block introduced in 22w13oneBlockAtATime. This block takes the place of all items in 22w13oneBlockAtATime, as the inventory (and by extension, items) are disabled in that version.

Obtaining

Breaking

A how did we get here? block can be broken with any tool, but does not drop. It goes directly to the player's hand 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? blocks 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

A How did we get here? block can be used as the item it displays and can be thrown by the player like any other block.

• It increases player's attack damage, if it displays a sword or axe.
• It increases player's block breaking speed, if it displays the corresponding tool.
• It can be thrown onto a player to equip, if it displays a piece of armor.
• It can be thrown on a crafting table to craft the appropriate items.
  • Or a crafting table can be thrown onto it, and the items are crafted together if possible.
  • More information: Java_Edition_22w13oneBlockAtATime § Items.

They are also waterloggable.

Sounds

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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
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.stone.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	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	[hide]Translation key
How did we get here?	generic_item_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.generic_item_block

Block states

Name	Default value	Allowed values	[hide]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

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

Issues

Issues relating to "How did we get here? (block)" are not maintained on the bug tracker because it is an April Fools' joke, and is therefore not in the newest stable version or snapshot. Issues reported there are closed as "Invalid".

Trivia

• Although they have an item form, How did we get here? blocks don't have an inventory form because the inventory is normally inaccessible in the version they were added. However, if you glitch or hack the inventory back in, it does have an inventory form.