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.
USB Charger Block
| Renewable | Yes |
|---|---|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Tool | |
| Blast resistance | 30 |
| Hardness | 3 |
| Luminous | No |
| Transparent | No |
| Flammable | No |
| Catches fire from lava |
No |
| Note block instrument | Default (Harp) |
The USB charger block was a joke variant of the block of redstone exclusive to Java Edition 1.RV-Pre1.
Obtaining
Breaking
USB charger block can be mined using a pickaxe, in which case it drops itself. If mined without a pickaxe, it drops nothing.
| Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 3 | |
| Tool | ||
| Breaking time (sec)[A] | ||
| Default | 15 (JE) 15 (BE) | |
| 2.25 (JE) 2.25 (BE) | ||
| 1.15 (JE) 1.15 (BE) | ||
| 0.75 (JE) 0.75 (BE) | ||
| 0.6 (JE) 0.6 (BE) | ||
| 0.4 (JE) 0.4 (BE) | ||
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.
Crafting
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust + Gold Ingot |
Usage
USB charger blocks behave like blocks of redstone. They output a constant signal strength of 15 and do not power adjacent opaque blocks.
Sounds
metal sound type | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Block broken | Blocks | Once the block has broken | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block placed | Blocks | When the block is placed | block | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.2 | 16 | |
| Block breaking | Blocks | While the block is in the process of being broken | block | subtitles | 0.25 | 0.75 | 16 | |
| None[sound 1] | Entity-Dependent | Falling on the block with fall damage | block | subtitles | 0.5 | 1.25 | 16 | |
| Footsteps | Entity-Dependent | Walking on the block | block | subtitles | 0.15 | 1.5 | 16 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
usb_charger | 250 | Block & Item | tile |
Issues
Issues relating to "USB Charger 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".







