How did we get here? (block)

"How did we get here?" redirects here. For the advancement with the same name, see How Did We Get Here?.

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.

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
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

How did we get here? is a joke block exclusive to 22w13oneBlockAtATime. This block takes the place of all items in 22w13oneBlockAtATime, as the inventory (and by extension, items) are disabled in that version. It uses a block state to display the proper item.

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? block spawns instead, displaying the item that it replaced and represents.

It is 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.

It is waterloggable.

Sounds

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

Because of MC-177082, subtitles for falling on blocks may not have existed at this point in development, so a dedicated sound table accounting for this may be required.

stone sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	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​[until: JE 26.4]	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	Translation key
How did we get here?	generic_item_block	Block & Item	block.minecraft.generic_item_block

Block states

Display

It has 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 it has an item form, the inventory form of How did we get here? blocks are inaccessible without hacks because the inventory in this version is also inaccessible.
• The ordering of the blocks and items in the item block state roughly resembles the ordering of the numeral IDs of block and items prior to The Flattening.