Can wood catch fire if it's surrounded by water?

Solution 1:

It appears water doesn't stop logs from catching fire, as they caught fire in all of these configurations (I lit the Netherrack blocks on fire for all the tests).


Water underneath:

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Water on the sides:

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Mixture of configuration 1 and 2:

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Water flowing right to the logs:

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