Potato Fence Gate

Potato Fence Gate
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool
Blast resistance	3
Hardness	2
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	Yes (9)
Catches fire; from lava	Yes
Note block instrument	Bass

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.

A potato fence gate is a potato variant of a fence gate, crafted from the respective potato planks. It is exclusive to 24w14potato.

Obtaining

Breaking

Potato fence gate can be broken with anything, but axes are faster.

Block	Potato Fence Gate
Hardness	2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)^[A]
Default	13 (JE) 3 (BE)
Wooden	11.5 (JE) 1.5 (BE)
Stone	10.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE)
Iron	10.5 (JE) 0.5 (BE)
Diamond	10.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE)
Netherite	10.35 (JE) 0.35 (BE)
Golden	10.25 (JE) 0.25 (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

↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Natural generation

Potato fence gates generate naturally as part of potato villages.

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Stick + Potato Planks

Usage

Sounds

Generic

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.

`nether_wood` sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`block.nether_wood.break`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.72	16
	Block placed^{[until: JE 26.4]}	Blocks	When the block is placed	`block.nether_wood.place`	`subtitles.block.generic.place`	1.0	0.72	16
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`block.nether_wood.hit`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.25	0.45	16
	Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	`block.nether_wood.fall`	`subtitles.block.generic.fall`	0.5	0.75	16
	Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	`block.nether_wood.step`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.15	1.0	16

Unique

Sounds
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a potato fence gate opens	`block.nether_wood_fence_gate.open`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	1.0	0.9–1.0	16
	Fence Gate creaks	Blocks	When a potato fence gate closes	`block.nether_wood_fence_gate.close`	`subtitles.block.fence_gate.toggle`	1.0	0.9–1.0	16

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Block tags	Translation key
Potato Fence Gate	`potato_fence_gate`	`mineable/axe` `unstable_bottom_center` `fence_gates`	`block.minecraft.potato_fence_gate`

Block states

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
facing	`north`	`east` `north` `south` `west`	For an open gate, the direction the gates swing open. For a closed gate, the direction the player was facing when the gate was placed, or the last direction the gates have swung.
in_wall	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the gate is lowered by three pixels, to accommodate attaching more cleanly with walls.
open	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the gate is opened.
powered	`false`	`false` `true`	If true, the gate is receiving redstone power.

[breakingtimenote-1] These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

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