Pressure Plate

A Pressure Plate is an item that was added in Update 0.13.0, along with some other redstone components. They act as a power source when a player or mob stands on it.

Types
There are two types of regular pressure plates:
 * Stone Pressure Plate
 * Wooden Pressure Plate

Crafting

 * 2 Wooden Planks => 1 Wooden Pressure Plate


 * 2 Stone => 1 Stone Pressure Plate

Uses

 * Pressure plates can be used to activate redstone-devices.
 * They are used to craft Detector Rails.
 * They are used in Desert Temple Traps.

Trivia

 * Wooden Pressure plates will activate if an item falls on it, but Stone ones will not.
 * This also works with arrows.
 * Stone Pressure Plates only work while an object, player, or Mob stands on it.
 * Wooden Pressure plates are used in Villages as table tops as of Update 0.13.0.