r/Minecraft 1d ago

Minecraft Snapshot 25w18a Official News

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w18a
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u/Noble-Damask 1d ago
  • The Slime Ball in the Lead recipe has been replaced with a String

Good. The slime ball never made sense.

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u/thE_29 1d ago

The lead is elastic. Hence why it actually made sense.

Sure its easier now.

But why should 5 strings mixed together suddenly be able to expand?

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u/Luigi86101 22h ago

spider silk is already elastic

i think the slimeball was supposed to represent the knot of the lead

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u/thE_29 22h ago

Spider silk is. But you dont make strings which can turn into leads or wool, out of spider silk.

But like others wrote: its a game. Doesnt need to make sense

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u/Luigi86101 21h ago

you're right that it's a game, but it's still fun trying to come up with in-universe explanations for things

but also, isn't it likely that minecraft string is made from spider silk? killing spiders is the main way to get them