Coal from Creeper Explosions

[Egger3rd]

Creeper explosions on mineable coal blocks result in whole chunks of coal instead of coal dust. Seems odd and exploitable.

[Egger3rd]

Nevermind. I just realized how easy it is to lose drops this way (I'm assuming loose drops getting destroyed by the rest of the explosion's effect before it finishes). So that seems like a good risk vs. reward mechanic, especially since it takes some finesse not to get yourself killed trying it.