Hey, did you already know thich way to dig sand and gravel fast, and if so, do you use it? When you hit gravel while mining it can be very frustrating. Then this might help. It also could be helpful when you need much sand.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 02:20 PM
Yeah this has been known for a while.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 02:24 PM
Well, I often see new minecrafters here, so they might find it useful.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 03:46 PM
Wow, you're only about 2 years late with this method.
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Posted 14 February 2013 - 04:01 PM
It might still be useful for newcomers.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 12:59 PM
I love how noobs come on the forum like this, and think somehow they're gonna teach us how to play.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 01:45 PM
Wow, i'm sure nobody has ever thought of this. 
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 01:54 PM
To bad that this method doesn't yield any flint when used on gravel.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 02:10 PM
I know this method for over 2 years now and I have used it many times 
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 02:18 PM
I used this on a server where i needed around a million sand blocks and wasn´t allowed to do it with Worldedit.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 02:27 PM
Don't be so harsh on him but yeah this is quite an old method.
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Posted 15 February 2013 - 03:38 PM
Bru, on 15 February 2013 - 02:27 PM, said:
Don't be so harsh on him but yeah this is quite an old method.
I can have it, but thanks. And I just wanted to know of the method is known and/or used.
