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Template:Redirect Template:Infobox block A bubble column is an air-providing vertical Minecraft:water current. It is created by Minecraft:magma blocks and Minecraft:soul sand and, depending on the Minecraft:block used, will either pull Minecraft:entities downward or push them upward, respectively.

Obtaining

Template:IN, bubble columns cannot be obtained as an Minecraft:item, and can only be placed by a Minecraft:block-placement Minecraft:command such as Template:Cmd.

Template:IN, it may be obtained as an item via inventory editing, add-ons, or bugs.

Natural generation

File:Bubble columns.gif

Java Edition bubble column. (Click to see the animation)

Whirlpool bubble columns may appear naturally when Minecraft:magma blocks generate underwater, in clusters on the floor of Minecraft:aquifers, or as part of Minecraft:ocean ruins and Minecraft:ruined portals generated below the Minecraft:water surface.

Post-generation

When a Minecraft:magma block is placed underwater, a whirlpool bubble column is generated.

When Minecraft:soul sand is placed under source water blocks, an upward bubble column is generated.

A bubble column is created 20 game ticks after placing a magma block or soul sand, and is destroyed 5 game ticks after destroying the magma block or soul sand. A bubble column is created or destroyed in all water source blocks of the bubble column simultaneously.

Usage

Minecraft:Players and air-breathing Minecraft:mobs can enter a bubble column to replenish their air supply at the same speed that they would when they leave the water entirely. However, the slower mining speed when underwater still applies to players inside bubble columns. Water-breathing mobs avoid bubble columns because they suffocate if trapped in one. A bubble column is destroyed when moved by a Minecraft:piston. Bubble columns propagate only through water source blocks, stopping at any flowing water or Minecraft:waterlogged block. The height of a bubble column is limited only by the water's surface or by any obstructing blocks underwater. Template:IN, using Minecraft:powder snow to remove water sources from a bubble column and destroying the powder snow with flowing water creates a bubble column without water.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Bubble columns cannot be created in downward flowing water.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> This can be circumvented by placing Minecraft:kelp in downward-flowing water, which converts it into a source block.

Whirlpool

A whirlpool, or downward bubble column, is the only type that naturally generates in the Overworld, often originating from Minecraft:magma at the bottom of underwater Minecraft:canyons. A whirlpool can be identified by the presence of air bubbles wandering downward. They drag Minecraft:entities downward. A Minecraft:boat ridden over a whirlpool shakes and eventually sinks if kept above the whirlpool for too long.

Upward

Upward bubble columns can be identified by the presence of vertically rising air bubbles. An upward bubble column accelerates entities upward. The longer an object rises through the bubble column, the faster it travels. At high enough speeds, players and entities can be launched out of water by several blocks. Sitting on the surface above a rising bubble column causes entities to bounce upward repeatedly by about 1 block.

Transport

In Template:JE, entities move at a speed of approximately 11 blocks per second when in an upward bubble column, or 4.9 blocks per second when in a downward bubble column.

In Template:BE, entities move at a speed of approximately 8 blocks per second when in an upward bubble column, or 6 blocks per second when in a downward bubble column.

Redstone component

An Minecraft:observer can detect when a bubble column is created or destroyed in a water source block.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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History

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Issues

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Gallery

Bubble columns naturally generated as part of an Minecraft:underwater ruin.

Bubble columns naturally generated as part of an Minecraft:underwater ruin.
Bubble columns created by placing Minecraft:magma blocks under Minecraft:water.

Bubble columns created by placing Minecraft:magma blocks under Minecraft:water.
A Minecraft:player inside of an upward bubble column.

A Minecraft:player inside of an upward bubble column.
A bubble column shaking a boat ridden by the player. (Click image to view the animation)

A bubble column shaking a boat ridden by the player. (Click image to view the animation)
A bubble column sinking a boat ridden by the player.

A bubble column sinking a boat ridden by the player.

Java Edition

A naturally occurring upward bubble column, generated using Minecraft:Single biome mode. The Minecraft:soul sand generated underwater.

A naturally occurring upward bubble column, generated using Minecraft:Single biome mode. The Minecraft:soul sand generated underwater.

Bedrock Edition

First image of bubble columns Template:In.

First image of bubble columns Template:In.
An upward bubble column in Bedrock Edition with fancy bubbles disabled.

An upward bubble column in Bedrock Edition with fancy bubbles disabled.
Bubble columns seen in an underwater ruin in Bedrock Edition with fancy bubbles disabled.

Bubble columns seen in an underwater ruin in Bedrock Edition with fancy bubbles disabled.
Bubble columns created by Minecraft:soul sand and Minecraft:magma block in Bedrock Edition with fancy bubbles disabled.

Bubble columns created by Minecraft:soul sand and Minecraft:magma block in Bedrock Edition with fancy bubbles disabled.

References

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Navigation

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-{{MC/Redirect|Column|the feature|Basalt Columns|the underwater structure in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Bubble Column}}
+{{Redirect|Column|the feature|Basalt Columns|the underwater structure in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|MCD:Bubble Column}}
 {{Infobox block
 | image = Bubble Column.png
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 | lavasusceptible = No
 }}
-A '''bubble column''' is an air-providing vertical [[Minecraft:water]] current. It is created by magma blocks and soul sand and, depending on the [[Minecraft:block]] used, will either pull entities downward or push them upward, respectively.
+A '''bubble column''' is an [[Minecraft:Drowning|air]]-providing vertical [[Minecraft:water]] current. It is created by [[Minecraft:magma block]]s and [[Minecraft:soul sand]] and, depending on the [[Minecraft:block]] used, will either pull [[Minecraft:entities]] downward or push them upward, respectively.
 == Obtaining ==
-{{MC/In|java}}, bubble columns cannot be obtained as an [[Minecraft:item]], and can only be placed by a [[Minecraft:block]]-placement command such as {{MC/Cmd|setblock}}.
+{{IN|java}}, bubble columns cannot be obtained as an [[Minecraft:item]], and can only be placed by a [[Minecraft:block]]-placement [[Minecraft:command]] such as {{cmd|setblock}}.
-{{MC/In|bedrock}}, it may be obtained as an item via inventory editing, add-ons, or bugs.
+{{IN|bedrock}}, it may be obtained as an item via inventory editing, add-ons, or bugs.
 === Natural generation ===
 [[File:Bubble_columns.gif|thumb|245px|''Java Edition'' bubble column. (Click to see the animation)]]
-Whirlpool bubble columns may appear naturally when magma blocks generate underwater, in clusters on the floor of aquifers, or as part of ocean ruins and ruined portals generated below the [[Minecraft:water]] surface.
+Whirlpool bubble columns may appear naturally when [[Minecraft:magma block]]s generate underwater, in [[Minecraft:Underwater magma|clusters]] on the floor of [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s, or as part of [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]] and [[Minecraft:ruined portal]]s generated below the [[Minecraft:water]] surface.
 === Post-generation ===
-When a magma block is placed underwater, a whirlpool bubble column is generated.
+When a [[Minecraft:magma block]] is placed underwater, a whirlpool bubble column is generated.
-When soul sand is placed under source water blocks, an upward bubble column is generated.
+When [[Minecraft:soul sand]] is placed under source water blocks, an upward bubble column is generated.
 A bubble column is created 20 game ticks after placing a magma block or soul sand, and is destroyed 5 game ticks after destroying the magma block or soul sand. A bubble column is created or destroyed in all water source blocks of the bubble column simultaneously.
 == Usage ==
-Players and air-breathing [[Minecraft:mob]]s can enter a bubble column to replenish their air supply at the same speed that they would when they leave the water entirely. However, the [[Minecraft:Water#Slower mining speed|slower mining speed]] when underwater still applies to players inside bubble columns. Water-breathing mobs avoid bubble columns because they suffocate if trapped in one. A bubble column is destroyed when moved by a [[Minecraft:piston]]. Bubble columns propagate only through water source blocks, stopping at any flowing water or waterlogged block. The height of a bubble column is limited only by the water's surface or by any obstructing blocks underwater. {{MC/In|Bedrock}}, using powder snow to remove water sources from a bubble column and destroying the powder snow with flowing water creates a bubble column without water.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-128305}}</ref>
+[[Minecraft:Player]]s and air-breathing [[Minecraft:mob]]s can enter a bubble column to replenish their [[Minecraft:Drowning|air supply]] at the same speed that they would when they leave the water entirely. However, the [[Minecraft:Water#Slower mining speed|slower mining speed]] when underwater still applies to players inside bubble columns. Water-breathing mobs avoid bubble columns because they suffocate if trapped in one. A bubble column is destroyed when moved by a [[Minecraft:piston]]. Bubble columns propagate only through water source blocks, stopping at any flowing water or [[Minecraft:waterlogged]] block. The height of a bubble column is limited only by the water's surface or by any obstructing blocks underwater. {{IN|Bedrock}}, using [[Minecraft:powder snow]] to remove water sources from a bubble column and destroying the powder snow with flowing water creates a bubble column without water.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-128305}}</ref>
 Bubble columns cannot be created in downward flowing water.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-85448|||WAI}}</ref> This can be circumvented by placing [[Minecraft:kelp]] in downward-flowing water, which converts it into a source block.
 === Whirlpool ===
-A whirlpool, or downward bubble column, is the only type that naturally generates in the Overworld, often originating from magma at the bottom of underwater canyons. A whirlpool can be identified by the presence of air bubbles wandering downward. They drag entities downward. A [[Minecraft:boat]] ridden over a whirlpool shakes and eventually sinks if kept above the whirlpool for too long.
+A whirlpool, or downward bubble column, is the only type that naturally generates in the Overworld, often originating from [[Minecraft:magma]] at the bottom of underwater [[Minecraft:canyon]]s. A whirlpool can be identified by the presence of air bubbles wandering downward. They drag [[Minecraft:entities]] downward. A [[Minecraft:boat]] ridden over a whirlpool shakes and eventually sinks if kept above the whirlpool for too long.
 === Upward ===
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 === Transport ===
-In {{MC/JE}}, entities move at a speed of approximately 11 blocks per second when in an upward bubble column, or 4.9 blocks per second when in a downward bubble column.
+In {{JE}}, entities move at a speed of approximately 11 blocks per second when in an upward bubble column, or 4.9 blocks per second when in a downward bubble column.
-In {{MC/BE}}, entities move at a speed of approximately 8 blocks per second when in an upward bubble column, or 6 blocks per second when in a downward bubble column.
+In {{BE}}, entities move at a speed of approximately 8 blocks per second when in an upward bubble column, or 6 blocks per second when in a downward bubble column.
 === Redstone component ===
 An [[Minecraft:observer]] can detect when a bubble column is created or destroyed in a water source block.
-=== Ender pearl stasis chamber ===
-Projectiles such as ender pearls are affected by bubble columns. {{MC/In|je}}, an ender pearl can remain afloat on top of an upward bubble column, allowing it to be stored indefinitely. {{MC/In|be}}, it has to be into an upward bubble column thrown between two honey blocks that are orthogonally touching.{{MC/Info needed|only works in certain orientations}} A mechanism can then be triggered to make the ender pearl hit a solid surface (e.g. by closing a [[Minecraft:trapdoor]]), teleporting the thrower back to the setup wherever they are.
 == Sounds ==
-{{MC/Edition|java}}
+{{edition|java}}
 {{SoundTable
 | type = java
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 }}
-{{MC/Edition|bedrock}}:
+{{edition|bedrock}}:
 {{SoundTable
 | type = bedrock
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 == Data values ==
 === ID ===
-{{MC/Edition|java}}:
+{{edition|java}}:
 {{ID table
 |edition=java
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 |foot=1|showblocktags=y|blocktags=replaceable}}
-{{MC/Edition|bedrock}}:
+{{edition|bedrock}}:
 {{ID table2
 |edition=bedrock
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 === Block states ===
-{{MC/See also|Block states}}
+{{see also|Block states}}
-{{MC/El|je}}:
+{{el|je}}:
 {{bst|drag|true|false,true|True if the bubble column drags you down (is a whirlpool).|foot=1}}
-{{MC/El|be}}:
+{{el|be}}:
 {{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x1|drag_down|false|false,true|Determines whether the bubble column is upward or whirlpool.|0,1|foot=1}}
 == History ==
-{{MC/See technical block}}
+{{See technical block}}
 === Announcement ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{HistoryLine||November 18, 2017|link={{MC/YouTubeLink|mAapz_nIC_Y}}|Bubble columns were shown in a video clip during MINECON Earth 2017.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||November 18, 2017|link={{YouTubeLink|mAapz_nIC_Y}}|Bubble columns were shown in a video clip during [[Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017]].}}
 }}
 === ''Java Edition'' ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|java}}
+|{{HistoryLine|java}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|[[File:Bubble Column JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bubble columns.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|[[File:Bubble Column JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bubble columns.}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=18w08a|Bubble columns now generate in underwater ravines.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w08a|Bubble columns now generate in underwater [[Minecraft:ravine]]s.}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=18w09a|Bubble columns now generate in ocean ruins.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w09a|Bubble columns now generate in [[Minecraft:ocean ruins]].}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=18w16a|Bubble columns can no longer be pushed by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w16a|Bubble columns can no longer be pushed by [[Minecraft:piston]]s.}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|Bubble pop particle and sound effects no longer occur, presumably due to a bug.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|Bubble pop particle and sound effects no longer occur, presumably due to a bug.}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|Bubble columns produce less particles and sounds when entities that are unaffected by them are inside them.
+|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w02a|Bubble columns produce less particles and sounds when entities that are unaffected by them are inside them.
 |Some entity interaction and acceleration with bubble columns slightly changed.}}
 }}
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 === ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|bedrock}}
+|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine||1.5.0|dev=beta 1.5.0.4|[[File:Bubble Column Upwards (non-fancy) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bubble Column Whirlpool (non-fancy) BE1.png|32px]] Added bubble columns.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.5.0|dev=beta 1.5.0.4|[[File:Bubble Column Upwards (non-fancy) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Bubble Column Whirlpool (non-fancy) BE1.png|32px]] Added bubble columns.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.5.0.7|[[File:Bubble Column JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Bubble columns can now be toggled to look similar to {{MC/El|je}}, but only for devices that can handle them.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.5.0.7|[[File:Bubble Column JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Bubble columns can now be toggled to look similar to {{el|je}}, but only for devices that can handle them.}}
 }}
 === Legacy Console Edition ===
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{MC/HistoryLine|console}}
+|{{HistoryLine|console}}
-|{{MC/HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Bubble Column JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bubble columns.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Bubble Column JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added bubble columns.}}
 }}
 == Issues ==
-{{MC/Issue list}}
+{{issue list}}
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-Coral reef at night.png|Bubble columns naturally generated as part of an underwater ruin.
+Coral reef at night.png|Bubble columns naturally generated as part of an [[Minecraft:underwater ruin]].
-Bubble column.jpg|Bubble columns created by placing magma blocks under [[Minecraft:water]].
+Bubble column.jpg|Bubble columns created by placing [[Minecraft:magma block]]s under [[Minecraft:water]].
-Upward bubble column.png|A player inside of an upward bubble column.
+Upward bubble column.png|A [[Minecraft:player]] inside of an upward bubble column.
 Boat Shaking.gif|A bubble column shaking a boat ridden by the player. (Click image to view the animation)
 Sinking Boat.gif|A bubble column sinking a boat ridden by the player.
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 === Java Edition ===
 <gallery>
-NaturalUpwardsColumn.png|A naturally occurring upward bubble column, generated using Single biome mode. The soul sand generated underwater.
+NaturalUpwardsColumn.png|A naturally occurring upward bubble column, generated using [[Minecraft:Single biome]] mode. The [[Minecraft:soul sand]] generated underwater.
 </gallery>
 === Bedrock Edition ===
 <gallery>
-Bubble Column Dev Screenshot.jpg|First image of bubble columns {{MC/In|be}}.
+Bubble Column Dev Screenshot.jpg|First image of bubble columns {{in|be}}.
 BedrockEd Fancy Bubbles disabled.png|An upward bubble column in ''Bedrock Edition'' with fancy bubbles disabled.
 BedrockBubbleColumnsNoFancy.jpg|Bubble columns seen in an underwater ruin in ''Bedrock Edition'' with fancy bubbles disabled.
-Soulsand and magmablock water.png|Bubble columns created by soul sand and magma block in ''Bedrock Edition'' with fancy bubbles disabled.
+Soulsand and magmablock water.png|Bubble columns created by [[Minecraft:soul sand]] and [[Minecraft:magma block]] in ''Bedrock Edition'' with fancy bubbles disabled.
 </gallery>
 == References ==
-{{MC/Reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 == Navigation ==
-{{MC/Navbox fluids}}
+{{Navbox fluids}}
-{{MC/Navbox blocks|natural}}
+{{Navbox blocks|natural}}
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-de:Blasensäule
+[[Minecraft:de:Blasensäule]]
-es:Columna de burbujas
+[[Minecraft:es:Columna de burbujas]]
-fr:Colonne de bulles
+[[Minecraft:fr:Colonne de bulles]]
-ja:気泡柱
+[[Minecraft:ja:気泡柱]]
-ko:거품 기둥
+[[Minecraft:ko:거품 기둥]]
-pl:Kolumna bąbelkowa
+[[Minecraft:pl:Kolumna bąbelkowa]]
-pt:Coluna de Bolhas
+[[Minecraft:pt:Coluna de Bolhas]]
-ru:Столб пузырей
+[[Minecraft:ru:Столб пузырей]]
-th:ฟองแนวตั้ง
+[[Minecraft:th:ฟองแนวตั้ง]]
-zh:气泡柱
+[[Minecraft:zh:气泡柱]]