Torch
First Appearance	0.31 (December 23, 2009) (2)
Type of Block	Non-Solid Block
Stackable?	(64)
Tool Used	Any
Data Values	Hex: 32 Dec: 50
Obeys Physics?
Luminosity
Transparency

The Torch is a type of tool found in Indev onwards since the support for dynamic lighting.

Contents 1 Behavior 2 Crafting 3 In Crafting 4 Trivia 5 ​Bugs

BehaviorEdit

Torches act as if there is no block there, and you are able to walk over it. Being an unsolid block, this even prevents sand and gravel from falling down past a square with a torch on it. Sand or gravel break when they fall on a torch. If they are placed directly above a torch they act as if they were on any other solid material, allowing them to be used as environmental triggers, such as Airlocks.

CraftingEdit

Torch
None	None	None
None	Coal/Charcoal	None
None	Stick	None

In CraftingEdit

Jack-O-Lantern
None	None	None
None	Pumpkin	None
None	Torch	None

TriviaEdit

• In 1.8, if one pays very close attention to the light emitted by a torch, one can see that it slightly flickers, like a real flame.
• If a block falls onto a torch (Sand or Gravel), it breaks the block and gives the player the resource, but the gravel will not drop flint. However, if the torch is placed quickly enough after removing the base of a stack of gravity-obeying blocks, the stack remains in place.
• If torches are put near ice, it ultimately melts after a moment.
• Torches cannot be put on ice.
• Torches share the same light as a Locked Chest does.
• If water or lava flows on top or around water, the torch will be destroyed.

​BugsEdit

• Naturally Generated torches in an Abandoned Mine Shaft do not emit light.
• If Torches are naturally generated in a village (on the pieces of black wool), the Torches have a chance of not being on the Black Wool.