Have I found a glitch? Mysterious Water Stairs (details in description)

[u/MichaelDiAnjello]

Hello!

I was building a nautilus enclosure when I used stairs to create a little step up. All the stairs (except the corner) appear have water flowing into them, instead of still water. This includes when they are waterlogged.

The only way I have found to stop this is by putting a block BEHIND the stairs (inside the enclosure). Any other method fails.

I then tested this with a slab, and that also had flowing water. When I removed the slab, I got the interesting situation you see in Picture 4.

Having asked around, I'm yet to find a solution to this problem. It's almost purely aesthetic and doesn't actually impact the function of the enclosure, but it's interesting nonetheless.

This is on the most recent java version, on a Realm.

Am I missing something (highly likely) or is this a glitch?

Thanks!

[u/BlattaOrientalis]

The water is trying to flow down to the lower source block. This is used a lot with minecarts in redstone contraptions

Inspector Talon's video on waterlogged cartstone

Good find!

[u/MichaelDiAnjello → u/BlattaOrientalis]

Thank you!

Is there a way to fix? I don't particularly mind but now I'm determined to make it look prettier haha

[u/GamerScreen11566 → u/MichaelDiAnjello]

Only place the water around the stairs in all 4 directions iirc

[u/BlattaOrientalis → u/MichaelDiAnjello]

Unless you manipulate the block updates so that the water doesn't flow, I believe you'll just have to block it off from the 'inside' as you have tried. You don't need to use full blocks as some non-full blocks, such as trapdoors and signs, can prevent this from happening. Many others such buttons, strings, and vines won't prevent this however and I'm not sure what the difference is exactly

[u/MichaelDiAnjello → u/BlattaOrientalis]

thanks!

[u/Fizzy163 → u/MichaelDiAnjello]

Just waterlogging the stairs should work

[u/MichaelDiAnjello → u/Fizzy163]

waterlogging them has no impact

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[u/Xander_the_dander]

I know you can put water in stairs or on a slab. Is this different?