I came across an idea to test boss item drops when I read one of the tips on the loading screen that said “Did you know Nether Stars are blast-proof?” or something like that. I discovered that fire will destroy both a dragon egg, the single rarest block in the game, and a nether star. Cactus can destroy both. Lava will destroy both. Explosions can also destroy a dragon egg. I feel like this is more of an oversight than a glitch.
How to replicate these oversights:
Throw a dragon egg into lava. Throw a nether star into lava. Note how they are both destroyed.
Throw a dragon egg onto a cactus. Throw a nether star onto a cactus. Note how the nether star is destroyed.
Etc.
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Well, imagine how annoyed you would be if the dragon egg fell in lava in survival mode. I feel like it’s just an oversight that they should fix, because if you lose the dragon egg you can’t get it back without commands
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WAI. All items can be destroyed by fire and cactus. Nether stars can't be destroyed by explosions but can be destroyed by lava, fire and cactus. The game never stated otherwise.