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Quick answer
- Craft TNT from 5 gunpowder and 4 sand (red sand works too).
- The fuse lasts 4 seconds once lit.
- TNT that explodes in water doesn't break blocks.
TNT clears land, digs out big areas and blows up your friends' houses. Here's how to use it safely.
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Crafting
Put gunpowder in an X shape and sand in the 4 gaps. Get Gunpowder from creepers, ghasts and witches.
Free TNTDesert temples have 9 TNT under a pressure plate trap. Break the plate first, then mine the TNT.
Lighting it
- Flint and steel or a fire charge
- A redstone signal
- Fire, lava or a flaming arrow
- Another explosion nearby
4 sfuse
5gunpowder per TNT
Water
TNT in water still hurts mobs and players, but breaks no blocks. So it's no use for digging underwater.
TNT minecart
Craft TNT with a minecart. It explodes when it rolls over an activator rail or falls far, and it blasts a bigger area depending on its speed.
Cheat sheet
- 5 gunpowder + 4 sand
- 4 second fuse
- No block damage in water
- 9 free TNT in desert temples
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