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USB Charger Block

USB Charger Block

The USB charger block was a joke variant of the block of redstone exclusive to Java Edition 1.RV-Pre1.

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Contents (8)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Crafting
  4. Usage
  5. Sounds
  6. Data values
  7. ID
  8. Issues
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
USB Charger.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'USB Charger Block'
Invicon USB Charger Block.png: Inventory sprite for USB Charger Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: 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 USB Charger Block
Hardness 3
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 15 (JE)
15 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 2.25 (JE)
2.25 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 1.15 (JE)
1.15 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.6 (JE)
0.6 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 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
  1. ↑ 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
Invicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Redstone Dust.png: Inventory sprite for Redstone Dust in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Redstone Dust with description: Redstone DustInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron IngotInvicon Iron Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Iron Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Iron Ingot with description: Iron Ingot
Invicon USB Charger Block.png: Inventory sprite for USB Charger Block in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: USB Charger Block

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

BlockSprite block-of-gold.png: Sprite image for block-of-gold in Minecraft metal sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokenblock.metal.breaksubtitles.block.generic.break​1.01.216
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedblock.metal.placesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.01.216
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenblock.metal.hitsubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.250.7516
​None[sound 1]Entity-DependentFalling on the block with fall damageblock.metal.fallsubtitles.block.generic.fall​0.51.2516
​FootstepsEntity-DependentWalking on the blockblock.metal.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.516

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierNumeric ID Form Translation key
BlockSprite usb-charger-block.png: Sprite image for usb-charger-block in Minecraft USB Charger Blockusb_charger250Block & Item tile.usbCharger.name

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".

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