How to Make Observer in Minecraft

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Top row: Cobblestone, Cobblestone, Cobblestone. Middle row: Redstone, Redstone, Quartz. Bottom row: Cobblestone, Cobblestone, Cobblestone. A left-to-right mirror of this also works.

What you need

• Cobblestone×6
• Redstone×2
• Quartz×1

Worth knowing

• Six cobblestone, two redstone dust and one nether quartz on the right.
• Emits a short pulse from its back face when the block it faces changes.
• The output side is the small face with the red dot, opposite the watching face.

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