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Big Brain

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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.
Big Brain

Big Brain.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Big Brain'

Big Brain (W).png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Big Brain'

Big Brain (N).png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Big Brain'

Big Brain (E).png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Big Brain'

Big Brain (S) (facing NWU).png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Big Brain'

Invicon Big Brain.png: Inventory sprite for Big Brain in Minecraft as shown in-game with description:
{
    "title": "Big Brain",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "Potato",
            "label": "(link to Rarity article, displayed as Rarity tier)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Stackable"
        },
        {
            "field": "<span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:SlotSprite Axe Required.png article, displayed as 32x32px|link=|alt=SlotSprite Axe Required.png: Sprite image for Axe Required in Minecraft|class=pixel-image|This block can be broken with any tool, but an axe is the quickest)</span>",
            "label": "Tool"
        },
        {
            "field": "3",
            "label": "(link to Explosion#Blast resistance article, displayed as Blast resistance)"
        },
        {
            "field": "2",
            "label": "(link to Breaking#Blocks by hardness article, displayed as Hardness)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Light article, displayed as Luminous)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "(link to Opacity article, displayed as Transparent)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Fire#Flammable blocks article, displayed as Flammable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes",
            "label": "Catches fire<br>from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Bass",
            "label": "(link to Note Block#Instruments article, displayed as Note block instrument)"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "Big Brain"
    ],
    "images": [
        "Big Brain.png",
        "Big Brain (W).png",
        "Big Brain (N).png",
        "Big Brain (E).png",
        "Big Brain (S) (facing NWU).png"
    ]
}

A big brain is a block, only present in 24w14potato, used to obtain potatoes of knowledge.

Obtaining

Breaking

A big brain can be broken using anything, but an axe is the fastest. Big brains always drop themselves and a potato of knowledge when mined.

Block Big brain
Hardness 2
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 3
ItemSprite wooden-axe.png: Sprite image for wooden-axe in MinecraftWooden 1.5
ItemSprite stone-axe.png: Sprite image for stone-axe in MinecraftStone 0.75
ItemSprite iron-axe.png: Sprite image for iron-axe in MinecraftIron 0.5
ItemSprite diamond-axe.png: Sprite image for diamond-axe in MinecraftDiamond 0.4
ItemSprite netherite-axe.png: Sprite image for netherite-axe in MinecraftNetherite 0.35
ItemSprite golden-axe.png: Sprite image for golden-axe in MinecraftGolden 0.25
Options
Efficiency
000
Haste
001
1JEBE
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
Poisonous Potato +
Zombie Head
Invicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Zombie Head.png: Inventory sprite for Zombie Head in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Zombie Head with description:Invicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous PotatoInvicon Poisonous Potato.png: Inventory sprite for Poisonous Potato in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Poisonous Potato with description: Poisonous Potato
Invicon Big Brain.png: Inventory sprite for Big Brain in Minecraft as shown in-game with description:

Even though the recipe requires a zombie head, the recipe is unlocked by having a wither skeleton skull in the inventory.

Usage

Potatoes of knowledge

Big brains absorb nearby experience orbs. When broken, a big brain drops a potato of knowledge with a knowledge amount equal to how much experience it absorbed (if it didn't absorb anything, potato of knowledge still drops, with 0 knowledge). The maximum possible amount of experience stored in a single potato of knowledge is 1000 experience points, which takes the player from 0 to 25 levels; if the big brain absorbs this much experience, a potato of knowledge with 1000 experience is dropped by it automatically, without breaking the block.

Piston interactivity

Big brains cannot be pushed or pulled by pistons.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

NameIdentifierBlock tags Translation key
BlockSprite big-brain.png: Sprite image for big-brain in Minecraft Big Brainbig_brainmineable/axe block.minecraft.big_brain

Block states

Name Default value Allowed values Description
facingnortheast
north
south
west		The direction the big brain is facing

Block data

A big brain has a block entity associated with it that holds additional data about the block.

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Block entity data
    • Tags common to all block entities see Template:Nbt inherit/blockentity/template
    • [Int] amount: The amount of experience stored in this big brain.
    • [Int] delay: An integer that oscillates between 5 and 1 (inclusive) by decreasing by 1 every tick. Experience orbs can enter this big brain only when delay is 1.

Issues

Issues relating to "Big Brain" 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".

Sources