Minecraft player discovers a mysterious giant cube of water

Minecraft player and Redditor u/Fantastic-City6573 recently shared a short video clip on the game's subreddit The clip can shock even veterans of the game as it shows a giant cube of water in the middle of the savannah biome. While this was certainly a bug in the world generation algorithm, it is rare to find such errors that end up creating unique structures.

I found this ominous naturally generated water cube . Is it a sign from the MC gods should i build a temple ? byu/Fantastic-City6573 inMinecraft

The original poster joked about his find, asking the community whether this was a sign that he should build a temple to please the Minecraft Gods. Reacting to this, user u/Plus_Athlete_5536 claimed that the OP should build a temple or a monastery, which would be even better.

Comment byu/Fantastic-City6573 from discussion inMinecraft

Redditor u/Quirky_Quack also encouraged the OP to build a temple but asked them not to put anything in the water cube as it might update and the structure might fall.

Comment byu/Fantastic-City6573 from discussion inMinecraft

Meanwhile, user u/SunSeek was more curious about the weird structure and wondered if it was a chunk error. To this, u/Hootah claimed that it could be such an error since their world also has several unusual structures on chunk borders.

Redditors were curious about the bug's source (Image via Reddit/Fantastic-City6573)

While many users asked for the world seed, hoping to out the water cube for themselves, user u/J_pedro01 claimed that it was a corrupted chunk and even the same seed would not create such a structure.

Redditors talk about recreating this bug in their world (Image via Reddit/Fantastic-City6573)

When the original poster wondered what a “corrupted chunk” is, Redditor u/HerestheRules explained that the specific chunk was broken and could not be recreated in another world, even with the same Minecraft seed.

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Minecraft bugs can create bizarre structures

One of the tallest pillager outposts in Minecraft (Image via Reddit/pushupi123 || Mojang Studios)

Minecraft players occasionally encounter rare bugs and unexpected spawns due to the game's world generation feature. The algorithm uses procedural generation to create unique worlds based on seed values. While this system is designed for consistency, it sometimes produces unusual or rare results.

Players have found floating islands, impossible structures, extremely tall pillager outposts, and glitched biomes. These occur when the terrain generation system miscalculates block placement. For example, players have reported floating strongholds appearing above ground or exposed dungeons at surface level, breaking their usual underground placement.

Some rare spawns are a result of overlapping biome and structure generation. A common example is villages generating inside ravines or desert temples merging with jungle trees. Similarly, fossils and ruined portals can spawn awkwardly, half-buried, or cut off by caves.

Bugs also affect mob spawning, as players have encountered stacked mobs, like skeletons riding spiders or pigs spawning with saddles, due to glitches. There are rare cases where mobs can even spawn in impossible locations, such as chickens in the Nether or squids in caves.

While these are considered bugs, most of them don't affect the gameplay and are mostly funny. It is amusing to find a desert temple spawn in the middle of the lake. They also lead to some hilarious moments that are worth sharing with the community.