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Can you make a Minecraft cannon that shoots really far?

Yeah, pretty much. It takes 2 rows of TNT inside an obsidian enclosure, with one space separating the back row from the front. The back row is the propellant, the front row the projectiles. You need to time the rows differently. The back row ignites first and the front row ignites just before the back one shoots it out. This is done with redstone powering through the obsidian blocks above the TNT, and a series of repeaters to delay the power between the front and the back wiring. A button or lever powers it, starting from the back.

There are examples out there, I'm sure. What I wrote is the general process. Best to try it out first in creative mode.

Yes, I can.



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Yeah, pretty much. It takes 2 rows of TNT inside an obsidian enclosure, with one space separating the back row from the front. The back row is the propellant, the front row the projectiles. You need to time the rows differently. The back row ignites first and the front row ignites just before the back one shoots it out. This is done with redstone powering through the obsidian blocks above the TNT, and a series of repeaters to delay the power between the front and the back wiring. A button or lever powers it, starting from the back.

There are examples out there, I'm sure. What I wrote is the general process. Best to try it out first in creative mode.

Thanks A lot!