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Saw this when accidentally digging into a lava lake from below (survival mode) - I couldn't see the lava flowing down. except for the leading edge.
Trying to replicate in creative, I found that it is most noticeable when flowing lava blocks are stacked each other, the way glass becomes transparent when viewed through other glass.
Screenshot attached which shows the effect.
MC-57016Water and Lava glitches and shows blocks as if air
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Boonie, Boonie (2002) 'Lava on the Ocean Floor,' Ethos: Vol. 2002 , Article 11.
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