Etho Slab

This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.

This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.

Etho Slab

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	6
Hardness	5
Luminous	No
Transparent	Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light)
Flammable	Yes (15)
Catches fire from lava	Yes
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

The etho slab is a joke slab exclusive to Java Edition 2.0. Its name is a reference to the YouTube channel EthosLab.

Obtaining

Breaking

Unlike normal TNT, etho slabs do not break instantly.

Block	Etho Slab
Hardness	5
Breaking time (secs)
Default	17.5 (JE) 7.5 (BE)
Options
Efficiency	000
Haste	001 1JEBE

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
TNT	6

Usage

Etho slabs behave like TNT, with the only difference being that upon explosion there is a 25% chance of spawning a falling anvil one block above the nearest player within a 20 block radius, which is a reference to EthosLab's fondness in pranking his friends with a falling anvil.

Sounds

Generic

This section uses a sound table which may not accurately represent the sounds associated with this feature.

Captions as a whole may not have existed at this point in development, so a dedicated sound table accounting for this may be required.

grass sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.grass.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	block.grass.place	subtitles.block.generic.place​	1.0	0.8	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.grass.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.grass.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.grass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Unique

Data values

Blocks with data value 1 are called "Etho Slab (Lit??)" and explode on punch.

ID

Name	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Double Etho Slab	159	Block	tile.ethoSlab.tntUnlit.name tile.ethoSlab.tntLit.name
Etho Slab	160	Block & Item	tile.ethoSlab.tntUnlit.name tile.ethoSlab.tntLit.name

Block metadata

Issues

Issues relating to "Etho Slab" 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".