Take the 2-minute tour ×  Fairly frequently, I see a gap in
Minecraft that I think I can make, so I go for it...and lose a
couple hearts because I didn't. How far can you jump
horizontally (or horizontally + 1-3 blocks down), so I know if
I'm bad or just ill-equipped (in game).  share|improve this
question If Minecraft uses the real gravity parabola then you
can probably make it at most 7 blocks horizontally at a height
difference that would almost kill you from falling damage. – 
Sadly Not Apr 5 '11 at 15:12 @Sadly Not - Falling damage was
answered / discussed here:
gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/10218/… –  Raven Dreamer Apr
5 '11 at 15:16 Then you can put this into a nice 'will-I-die?'
equation :) –  Sadly Not Apr 5 '11 at 15:20 We have a resident
Minecraft code-diver (can't remember their name) that will
probably sweep the floor once they find this question. –  Sadly
Not Apr 5 '11 at 15:57 add comment  3 Answers  up vote 17 down
vote accepted  Read the long explanation of my answer below, but
here is a