Sponge


Obtaining

Either type of sponge can be mined by hand, or with any tool, dropping itself as an item. Mining time is not affected by the tool used.

Block
Sponge


Wet Sponge
Hardness 0.6
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Hand 0.9
  1. ⃢₆ₑ Times are for unenchanted tools in seconds.

Trivia

  • A wet sponge will "drip" water if placed in the Overworld.⃂₠
  • Sponges first appeared in the 0.0.19A update where they were changed slightly 50 minutes later until being removed from survival in Beta 1.8.⃂₠
  • They share the same sound as Grass.
  • Before update 1.8, it was impossible to get a sponge in survival mode without cheats.

Info

Tom Stone Mojang avatar.png Just like in real life, sponges in Minecraft have handy absorbent powers. Once placed, the sponge block will slurp up surrounding water and any more water that`s foolish enough to cross its path. Impressively, this thirsty block can drink up to 65 water blocks before becoming a wet sponge. Sadly, a wet sponge can`t absorb any more H2O, its glory days now long behind it.
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A sponge is a block that can be used to remove water around itself when placed, turning into a wet sponge in the process.

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Drops

An elder guardian Elder Guardian Health points 80 ( × 40) Attack strength Easy: 5 () Normal: 8 () Hard: 12 () When attacked (with spikes extended): 2 () Size Height: 1.9975 Blocks Width: 1.9975 Blocks First appearances minecraft drops one wet sponge when killed by the player. Since elder guardians do not respawn, this does not make sponges renewable.

Natural generation

Ocean monuments Ocean monument Biome Deep Ocean Consists of Prismarine Prismarine Bricks Dark Prismarine Sea Lantern Block of Gold Wet Sponge Elder Guardian Can generate post-generation Yes, in chunks inhabited less than 3 minutes “ Dive into minecraft have a chance of generating one or more rooms containing wet sponges. Each room contains an average of 30 sponges.

Drying

Michael Stoyke Mojang avatar.png So you used a sponge and it`s wet now? How about applying some heat to dry it, you might be able to reuse it. #CookMeASponge
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A wet sponge can be dried in a furnace, making the sponge reusable.

Ingredients Smelting The furnace interface. Smelting is a method of producing refined goods in Minecraft, also known as melting, baking, cooking, burning, drying, or producing. It has the same idea as crafting; one must put in acceptable recipe Description
Wet Sponge+
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If a bucket is in the fuel slot at the time the sponge completes its drying, the water will drain into the bucket, leaving a bucket of water in the fuel slot. Else, the water just evaporates.

Usage

A sponge absorbing water in a lake.

A sponge can be used to turn water into air (it "absorbs" the water). To place a sponge, use a sponge item while pointing at a surface facing the space the sponge should occupy.

A sponge instantly absorbs nearby water when it is placed next to water or when water comes into contact with it (by being placed next to the sponge, or by flowing towards it). A sponge absorbs water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 minecraft around itself (water source blocks or flowing water) out to a taxicab distance Taxicab geometry versus Euclidean distance: In taxicab geometry, the red, yellow, and blue paths all have the shortest length of 12. In Euclidean geometry, the green line has length 6 2 ≈ ≈ 8.49 {displaystyle minecraft of 7 in all directions (including up and down), but won`t absorb more than 65 blocks of water (water closest to the sponge will be absorbed first). The absorption only propagates from water to water and won`t "jump over" non-water blocks (including air).

When a sponge absorbs water, it turns into a wet sponge, and will be incapable of absorbing more water in this state.

Data values

A sponge has the ID name minecraft:sponge and is further defined by its block data. A sponge also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

Block data

See also: Data values
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0 Sponge

1 Wet Sponge

Block state

See also: Block states
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⃂wet
true
Wet Sponge
false
Sponge

Achievements

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Dry Spell Dry a sponge in a furnace. Yes Yes Yes Yes 15G Bronze

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History

Classic Classic Starting version 0.0.9a (May 16, 2009) Latest version 0.30 (Dec. 22, 2009) Paid No Classic versions 0.0.11a to 0.0.13a_03, as well as version c0.30_01c are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note minecraft
May 24, 2009 Sponge was suggested on the TIGSource forums.
0.0.18a_02 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft Sponge block test.
0.0.19a This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft Sponge (Indev).png Added sponge. The sponge was a temporary fix to stop water from flooding until finite water was implemented. It soaked up water in a 5⃗5⃗5 volume around it. Sponges did not need light Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2 minecraft to survive, and would decay.
0.0.19a_06 This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website. For versions 1.11 and prior, please check the Mojang website. For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please minecraft Sponges no longer decay.
Infdev Infdev Starting version Minecraft Infdev (27th of Feb., 2010) Latest version Minecraft Infdev (27th of Jun., 2010) Paid Yes A version of Infdev from Jun. 18, 2010 is available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, minecraft
? Sponges became non-functional and available only by inventory editing.
Alpha Alpha Starting version Alpha 1.0.0 (Jun. 28, 2010) Latest version Alpha 1.2.6 (Dec. 3, 2010) Paid Yes Alpha versions 1.0.0 to 1.2.6 are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions minecraft
? A sponge could be used in redstone builds for updating blocks, in conjunction with BUDs See the redstone circuit. For the block, see Observer. The Block Update Detector, or "BUD switch", is a redstone mechanism that uses quirks in the game in order to detect changes in minecraft (block update detectors): if a sponge was placed and then removed, all blocks within its 5⃗5⃗5 range would be updated. The cause of this was some remaining code for the sponge`s water removing property.
Beta Beta Starting version Beta 1.0 (Dec. 20, 2010) Latest version Beta 1.9-pre6 (Nov. 13, 2011) Paid Yes These versions are available to play in the launcher. Be that as it may, please note that these versions contain bugs. You ll minecraft
1.8 Beta 1.8 Official name Adventure Update (Part 1) Release date Sep. 15, 2011 Development versions View all Pre-releases Beta 1.8-pre1 Beta 1.8-pre2 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.8 Java Edition ◄◄ Beta 1.7 ◄ minecraft Sponges became available in Creative mode Pixel art and other creations made in Creative mode. "Sandbox" redirects here. For a place to test edits to this wiki, see Minecraft Wiki:Sandbox. Creative mode is one of the main game modes in Minecraft. minecraft .
Official releaseAnnounce Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first minecraft
1.2.1 1.2.1 Release date Mar. 1, 2012 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 12w03a 12w04a 12w05a 12w05b 12w06a 12w07a 12w07b 12w08a Pre-releases 1.2-pre Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.2.1 Java Edition Alpha ◄◄ 1.1 minecraft 12w07a 12w07a Type Snapshot Release date Feb. 15, 2012 1] Snapshot for 1.2.1 Download Client Server ◄◄ 1.1 ◄ 12w06a 12w07b ► 1.2.2 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version minecraft Sponges would no longer update blocks within their 5⃗5⃗5 range.
1.8 Beta 1.8 Official name Adventure Update (Part 1) Release date Sep. 15, 2011 Development versions View all Pre-releases Beta 1.8-pre1 Beta 1.8-pre2 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.8 Java Edition ◄◄ Beta 1.7 ◄ minecraft Jun. 8, 2014 Jeb tweeted that the ability to erase water blocks would be returned to the sponge. The linked image revealed that the sponge would have a new texture which becomes darker once it absorbs water.
14w25a Sponge.png Sponges were retextured, became obtainable in Survival Mode, and now soak up contiguous water source blocks out to a taxicab distance of 7 when placed, thereupon turning into the new wet sponge.
14w25b Wet sponges, when smelted, will fill an empty bucket in the fuel slot with water.
1.9 15w43a Elder guardians will now drop dry sponges instead of wet ones.
1.11 16w33a Elder guardians now drop wet sponges on player kills, rather than dry sponges.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.8.0 build 2 Sponge (Indev).pngAdded sponges to Creative mode.
0.16.0 build 1 Sponge.png Sponges were retextured, became obtainable in Survival Mode, and now soak up contiguous water source blocks out to a taxicab distance of 7 when placed, thereupon turning into the new wet sponge.
Wet sponges, when smelted, will fill an empty bucket in the fuel slot with water.
Console Edition
TU5 CU1 1.0 Patch 1 Added sponges to Creative mode.
TU28 CU16 1.19 Updated texture.
TU31 CU19 1.22 Patch 3 Sponges are now obtainable in Survival Mode, and now soak up contiguous water source blocks out to a taxicab distance of 7 when placed, thereupon turning into the new wet sponge.

Issues

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    Mechanics

    As of update 1.8, a sponge can absorb water within a 7ℂₗ7ℂₗ7 area around itself, becoming a wet sponge in the process. The surrounding blocks which were previously water, become occupied by air. The sponge must be directly touching a water source to absorb water, and will only absorb water connected to an adjacent water block touching the sponge. When a sponge absorbs water, it will convert into a wet sponge, which is darker, drips water, and is unable to soak up any more water.

    Heating a wet sponge in a Furnace will convert it back into a dry sponge. Placing an empty Bucket in the Fuel Slot of the furnace while smelting the wet sponge will fill the bucket with the "evaporated" water, yielding 1 bucket for each wet sponge.

    Source

    With the introduction of Ocean Monuments, Sponge blocks can now be harvested while exploring. Sponges can be mined with or without a tool, and Elder Guardians will also drop 1 Wet Sponge when defeated.