What destroys obsidian?

Obsidian breaks from impacts, especially sharp strikes (like knapping for tools) or strong blunt force, but it's also vulnerable to rapid temperature changes (rapid heating/cooling can cause cracking). In games like Minecraft, it requires a diamond pickaxe or better to mine, but can be broken (but not collected) with weaker tools over time, or even TNT, though it takes a long time and can destroy the drops.
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What can destroy obsidian?

The only one thing that can break obsidian is diamond pickaxe and netherite pickaxe. In our hypixel bedwars we can break the obsidian with golden pickaxe.
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What defeats obsidian?

The wither is the only mob in the game that can break obsidian.
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Can obsidian be destroyed by TNT?

No, regular TNT in Minecraft cannot break obsidian because obsidian has extremely high blast resistance (1,200), far exceeding what even massive amounts of stacked TNT can overcome, as explosions don't stack damage on a single block, preventing its destruction through conventional means. While mods or specific glitches might allow it, in standard gameplay, obsidian is immune to TNT. 
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What weapon breaks obsidian?

Obsidian needs to be broken using a diamond pickaxe or better, otherwise the breaking time will increase and the block drops nothing.
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Can you destroy obsidian with your hand?

Yes, you can technically break obsidian with your bare hands in Minecraft, but it takes an extremely long time (around 4 minutes and 10 seconds, or much longer with mining fatigue) and yields no item, making it highly impractical; you need a diamond or netherite pickaxe to actually collect it. In real life, obsidian is brittle volcanic glass and breaks easily with force, unlike its super-hard Minecraft counterpart, notes the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and IGI.
 
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Do obsidian break easily?

Obsidian is hard, brittle, and amorphous; it therefore fractures with sharp edges.
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How long does it take to break an obsidian?

In Minecraft, breaking obsidian takes 9.4 seconds with a bare diamond pickaxe, but this time can be drastically reduced with enchantments like Efficiency V (down to ~1.85 seconds with Haste I) or increased significantly with Mining Fatigue. Using less powerful tools (like iron or stone) or mining without a diamond/netherite pickaxe will break the block after a much longer time (e.g., over 20 seconds for iron), but won't drop the obsidian item. 
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What is obsidian used for?

Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass, is used for sharp tools (knives, arrowheads), ornaments, mirrors, and surgical blades due to its ability to form extremely sharp edges, while also holding spiritual significance for protection and grounding in crystal practices, and even serves as a popular note-taking app for personal knowledge management. Historically, it was crucial for weapons and daily implements in ancient cultures, but today it's used for jewelry, spiritual tools, and as a unique material in digital tools like the Obsidian note-taking app. 
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How much is 1 lb of obsidian worth?

Obsidian price per pound varies widely, from around $2.27 to $8+ for common black obsidian (bulk rough) to potentially $20-$50+ per pound for rare rainbow or fire obsidian, depending on quality, color, if it's polished, and seller; you can find it for as little as a few dollars per pound for raw chunks or much more for specific cuts or unique specimens, says theyogamandala.com, colemanquartz.com, and RoughStone.Rocks LLC. 
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Is it illegal to collect obsidian?

What Type of Rock Collecting is Allowed on National Forest Land? Collection of small amounts [1] of widespread, low-value, relatively common minerals and stones (common quartz crystals, agate, obsidian) for noncommercial use.
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What is the weakness of obsidian?

At 10 Million links, with a modern desktop computer, you will notice some slowdowns during note creation, deletion and especially when renaming/moving notes. 100 Million links is out-of-reach (will cause obsidian to crash).
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What can damage obsidian?

Obsidian breaks in Minecraft with a Diamond or Netherite pickaxe in a reasonable time, but can technically be broken by other tools or hands (though it takes ages and drops nothing). In real life, obsidian (a volcanic glass) is brittle and breaks via conchoidal fracture with sharp edges, often shattered by blunt force or careful knapping (chipping) to create tools.
 
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What happens if you heat obsidian?

Heating obsidian, a volcanic glass, causes it to become brittle and crack due to poor heat conductivity and trapped water, but intense, prolonged heat can transform it into a lighter, porous, styrofoam-like material similar to perlite as internal water expands and bloats the glass, though it's hard to melt and cast cleanly without additives. 
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Is obsidian bulletproof?

No, obsidian is not bulletproof; it's a type of volcanic glass that is extremely brittle and shatters easily on impact, making it ineffective against bullets, though its sharp edges are excellent for single-use cutting weapons like arrowheads. While obsidian can stop very low-velocity projectiles like birdshot or .22 rounds, high-velocity rounds like 9mm and .223 caliber easily penetrate or destroy it.
 
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What breaks obsidian the fastest?

The fastest way to break obsidian by pickaxe is of course through creative or use an efficiency 39 diamond pick (you need to use cheat) both can instant break.
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What breaks obsidian?

Obsidian breaks in Minecraft with a Diamond or Netherite pickaxe in a reasonable time, but can technically be broken by other tools or hands (though it takes ages and drops nothing). In real life, obsidian (a volcanic glass) is brittle and breaks via conchoidal fracture with sharp edges, often shattered by blunt force or careful knapping (chipping) to create tools.
 
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Does obsidian burn in lava?

Yes, lava can melt obsidian because obsidian is essentially cooled lava, so it can be reheated back into molten rock (magma/lava) if it gets hot enough (around 700-1050°C), but it's difficult to recast into strong, usable obsidian objects due to rapid cooling and potential cracking, making chipping more practical.
 
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Is obsidian easy to break?

Yes, real-world obsidian is surprisingly brittle and easily broken (shatters) despite its legendary sharpness, similar to glass but with a much finer edge, making it poor for durable weapons but excellent for fine surgical tools, unlike the super-hard, unbreakable obsidian in games like Minecraft. While it's easy to flake off a sharp edge for use, it lacks the toughness and tensile strength of steel, meaning it breaks under hard use or impact.
 
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How to tell if something is real obsidian?

To tell if obsidian is real, check its glassy luster, cool feel, opaque nature (unless it's a special type like rainbow), and look for conchoidal fractures (smooth, curved breaks); fakes are often too perfect, unnaturally colored, or transparent, while real obsidian might have tiny, barely visible gas bubbles and a satisfying density, but for certainty, professional testing is best, says Quora https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-try-to-tell-if-it-is-real-or-fake-obsidian-and-what-are-some-of-the-tests-to-perform-on-it.
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Can you destroy obsidian by hand?

To collect obsidian, a diamond pickaxe or better must be used. It takes 250 seconds to break an obsidian block by hand, and 21.85-125 seconds to break it with a pickaxe weaker than diamond or netherite, although neither will yield any obsidian.
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Can I break obsidian with iron?

No, you cannot mine obsidian in Minecraft with an iron pickaxe and get the obsidian block as a drop; it will break but yield nothing, requiring a diamond pickaxe or better to harvest the actual block. You first use an iron pickaxe to mine diamonds, then craft a diamond pickaxe to mine obsidian (or create it yourself with water and lava).
 
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How fragile is obsidian?

Obsidian is very fragile, similar to glass, because it's an amorphous volcanic glass that lacks a crystalline structure, making it brittle and prone to shattering or chipping easily, especially under impact or stress, despite forming incredibly sharp edges (sharper than steel) when it fractures. Its low tensile strength means it's great for precise cutting but terrible for heavy-duty use, easily breaking with hard strikes or even wearing down quickly.
 
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Can you carry obsidian around?

Like most black gemstones/minerals/crystals obsidian may be used as a stone of grounding and protection as well. Wear/carry it on you, place in your vehicle, or display/place at home for any of these uses.
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