I had an idea, how about having a grate block for some water use. A grate block would allow water and lava to pass through it, but not people or items. Just a thought.
Good idea, unfortunately it has been suggested dozens (if not hundreds) of times. Before someone not as nice as me gets here, you should always use search before posting a suggestion. Unless your suggestion differs drastically from the suggestions you find, just post in their threads rather than making a new one.
Grates!
Just FYI.
and people wonder why I scream at them to search.
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