Dripper vs Enderman! In Minecraft

Hello everyone, your curious experimenter here again! Honestly, sometimes I feel a little madman lives in my head — ideas pop up that are impossible to ignore. Same this time: everyone knows Endermen can’t stand water, and my first thought was — what if, instead of a bucket, we drip single modest drops on him? You could say this thought gnawed at me harder than a creeper before dawn!

What’s a dripper and how did I test it?

I took a “scientific” approach: built a special “studio” (really just a box of blocks), placed a dripper on top, filled it with water — and there it is, the drop starts falling! Below, I lured our main character — a haughty Enderman, looking like he just fled a fashion show in the End.

I sat with popcorn: honestly, I expected cinema. Damage, flashy teleports, or at least annoyed grimaces from our subject. If an Enderman takes rain damage and runs from water, this should be the same, right? But no! In front of me stood a completely unfazed Enderman: drops fell, the server stayed silent, no particles, not a pixel twitched.

Personal disappointment or mild shock?

That’s when I felt a bit cheated. I hoped for a spectacle, but got a mob calmly standing under the drops, like he’s relaxing at a spa! Where’s the drama? Where’s the fear of water? At most, wet spots appeared on the floor, and the Enderman, frankly, didn’t even care.

I really started thinking the devs handed us fresh meme material. Turns out the Enderman’s big weak spot is only full-fledged water, and dripper drops don’t matter at all! Unfair, honestly. Still, maybe someone will turn this into a mechanical trap or a new mini‑game mode.

Pros and cons of the experiment

Pros:

• Learned something new — individual drops aren’t dangerous to Endermen.
• At minimum, it was fun (for me — and, I hope, for you to read!).
• An unusual way to stress‑test game mechanics, tickling the imagination.
• Feel free to try it yourselves; nothing breaks — the Enderman stays safe and sound.

Cons:

• Disappointing for those who wanted a spectacular Enderman “fiasco.”
• Couldn’t use the dripper as a new weapon or trap element (shame — the idea was neat!).
• Takes a fair chunk of time — setup lasts longer than the whole “circus.”

My take: everything in its place!

To be honest, this paradox annoys me a bit — logic says any contact with water should be scary for an Enderman, but Minecraft breaks its rules now and then. On the other hand, it’s nice the game still surprises a veteran like me. And who knows, maybe these nuances will be handy one day for some clever project!

Now it’s your turn! Dream up wild experiments, drop ideas in the comments — and I swear I’ll try them all. Because whoever seeks always finds something even stranger in Minecraft.