Ice

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Ice
A block of ice
Tool	Silk Touch Pickaxe
Renewable	No

Ice is a block that spawns naturally in Cold Biomes. It allows the player to walk faster on it, and the player will slide if he/she stops moving. It converts into water if broken and there is a block beneath it.

When broken, it makes the same sound as Glass.

Obtaining

The player cannot get the block by mining it with a normal pickaxe. The player can use Silk Touch enchantment to get the block (in Update 0.12.1).

Trivia

•  Packed Ice is another variant of Ice. It will not melt and is less transparent, but lighter in colour. 
• Ice will melt if any illuminating block is placed nearby, or if it is placed in a sunny biome.
• It is a translucent block.
• Ice will melt in the Nether but it will not release water.