The 5 Most USELESS Scratch Blocks! 🤮📉
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The "days since 2000" block was useless until I found out that it queries system time, so it is volatile even when queried in run without screen refresh blocks. Super useful for diagnosing lag problems in 3D projects.
sounds like you're coding some advanced stuff :O
i think the reason it says tuesday is the 3rd day of the week is because it thinks the week starts on sunday
honestly i think that too lol
i use it for clock too and it very useful for me
Also in Vietnamese Tuesday is called 3rd day of the week
@@NotRealChatGPTcorrectly it starts onsunday
1. The "If on edge, bounce" block is working; however, it's being used with a "change x by ()" block. If you use it with the "move () steps" block, it becomes more noticeable.
2. Completely agree.
3. The glide blocks are useful only for beginners; once you learn how to use Scratch, you can code much better glides without using them.
4. Agree; the touching color blocks are also much slower than sprite collisions.
5. The "current day of week" block returns 3 for Tuesday because the week starts on Sunday, not Monday; the reason why Sunday is often called a weekend is because things such as school, work, etc. begin on Monday and end on Friday.
i was gonna comment the same thing about number 1
The week really only starts on Sunday in English speaking countries. Basically everywhere else it starts on Monday.
MONDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
No it isn't@@Shadowed222 , Shut up
Yes it is @@Cooldude-n1i, Shut up
0:20 You are supposed to use move 10 steps.
2:12 The week starts on Sunday in the US.
yeah
That’s why it’s glitchy IM FROM CHINA UNUSEABLE AT ALL
I beileve it start or monday cuz thats the first day of gods creating of the world
The [If on edge, bounce] block is actually really useful, it's just not being used right.
In my game "wheel shotgun", I use it so if you hit the edge, it bounces. The reason this is so useful is because it retains momentum, so if you hit the wall, at the same speed you were at, it moves the opposite direction.
The reason scratch cat is upside down, is because the direction facing is changed to the opposite
Yes, I use it a lot!
1:23 see just see
Can i get a link to your game?
it doesn't apply physics though. However, I would definitely use it if it had a drop for things like if on (Sprite1), bounce.
uses for all the scratch blocks you call useless:
1: If the If on edge bounce block was removed then it would limit creativity, and I've saw good uses for it.
2: The If the backdrop switches to backdrop2 or smh is a great subsitute for the broadcast block, especially since you don't need to do unnecessary coding with the broadcast block and when I receieve "broadcast1" (unless it is neccesary)
3: The glide block is decent, and is there for beginners to use, plus I depend on it to make my project feel alive (random movement for characters)
4: The if color is touching color block is useful for more than pen games, you can make a simple don't touch the walls game, or in my case color detectors, since the other one doesn't work for color detectors
5: you can make limited time events with this block you could customize it, maybe it only is there for Mondays, or maybe on Sunday's and Saturday's.
I don't really get how one would use the backdrop one as the message block is quite literally the same without any drawbacks
in one of my games i use the backdrops for lightning flashes in the background, i have a "when backdrop changes" so i can reliably time the sound
i didnt use brightness effect because of color palette restrictions
Why would deleting the first limit creativity? I don't get it
Glide is still useless since you can literally make better movement with the change x and y blocks or the move [] steps block which looks way better
"Monday is the start of the week"
"Should we tell him?"
It is?
NAH, HE WILL EVENTUALLY FIGURE IT OUT
I will.
Remember me.
Nawww.
He does not live in like US or somethin'
the glide block takes exactly 1 second to "glide" to the target position. That's why it sometimes moves at different speeds.
yeah ik
Yeah, we know, it still looks bad
@@KimKongUn_911It does look bad but it’s useful for very specific purposes only. It’s great for beginners though
@@TheSTEAMist YT translated ik (I know) to "me". I think YT translations are a bit outdated...
The current day of week block is not glitchy, the week starts on sunday according to most calenders so it follows those calenders. If you think monday is the start of the week and want it to follow that instead, put it in a subtraction operator block and subtract 1. :)
They don't think, many countries also start on monday, and do I just "think" 1+1 is 2? Or do I know
@@IDKjustS0methingbro what? 💀
@@Tarou9000 he just meant to say that in quite a bunch of countries the week actually starts from monday, like in Russia, Turkye, others
2:15 In the USA, the week starts on Sunday. Tuesday would be the third day of the week.
WHAT
It’s still gonna be glitchy
The when switch backdrop block is important. It can prevent backdrops switching 2 times with the left and arrow keys in a Find the thing game. The script "Forever [If (backdrop name = [name]then: hide [Else (Show)] has many bugs but we're lucky the switch backdrop block is here for us!
I agree
I think "My Variable" variable is so useless. Tell me the time that you don't delete it.
the times i dont delete it is when i rename it
@@anastasiamackey lol true
truuuuuuueeee
Testing
the time i didn’t delete it is when i didn’t know how to delete lol
the "if on edge, bounce" block only works with a "move () steps" block
I tried that and it's better but still useless
@@TheSTEAMist but it is useful for stuff like pong games
@@1UpMuncherGD for basic pong games
@@1UpMuncherGDand dvd screensavers, they literally sometimes don't work otherwise
@@1UpMuncherGDbut not many people make pong games in scratch.
the if color 🟪 is touching color ⬛ is really useful for pen games since if its a drawing game where another color cannot touch a certain color its less useless than you think
yeah I said this in the video, but there isn't much use outside of this
the glide block can be used for background objects and can be customized with some variables. so it still is pretty useful
I guess
Glide is really awful because you can’t change your x or y :( it will just go back to the track…
@@wongmanwaihehe only if its in a forever loop
@@teapot796or a go to x _ y_
@@teapot796 You can't:
- choose the speed
- have it smooth
Well, the week actually starts on Sunday, and Scratch uses the proper week
not in Europe
Bounce is really useful though, especially for bullet hell and pong games
The glide block is really good if you use a setting on turbowarp
Good to know :)
And moving platforms in platformer games
@@TheSTEAMist Glide is useful in pen projects. When you are graphing, if there is a sudden spike there will be an ugly slope, but with glide 0 sec, that ugly slope has a nice line between it.
0:28 THAT MOVES JUST IN THE X NOT THAT IF MOVES FOWARD
How hasn't the "days since 2000" block been mentioned? It is way more useless than everything you have mentioned.
agree
some people think that te week starts on sunday so that could be why tuesday is day 3
true but if you google it it says monday
you can also remove the change var by block, you can replace it with the set var to (var-1)
true but it's harder
@DJCCarpenter yeah
Then you can also remove the set block, you can also replace it with ‘change [var] by ((target)-(var))
@DJCCarpenter no in python you can use var -= 1 or var*=1, var += 1, var /= 1
for the first one (Bounce) you made a mistake
instead of pulling out the move by steps block, you did the change X block, which is different
the x changes the x pos and the steps move it in the dir it's facing
Doing [glide distance to sprite secs to sprite2] fixes the movement problem. Just make sure that the none of the sprites move too quickly or slowly.
2:21 - The day of week block is useful for an OS(not that useful) But 3 means tuesday accoording to scratch. 1 is sunday and 7 is saturday(for some reason)
I think it’s mostly where MIT is based in (America) where the “offical” start of the week is Sunday. Although almost nobody knows tgat
YOUR USING "if on edge bounce" INCORRECTLY
You're
My useless blocks:
1. Color “color” is touching Color “Color”
2. Distance to “object”
3. Days since 2000. I haven”t seen any game with this block.
4. Insert “text” at “number” of “lists”
5. When timer or loudness is bigger than “number”
6. Clear graphic effects
7. Clear sound effects
8. Stop all sounds
9. My blocks category
10. Glide “seconds” secs to mouse-pointer or random position
11. When backdrop switches to “backdrop”
12. Current “something”
13. Loudness
Phew, I think that”s it. If I forget something, the comment will be edited soon.
HOW DARE YOU MYBLOCKS ARE EXTREMELY USEFUL ESPECIALLY THE RUN WITHOUT SCREEN REFRESH YOU WISH ALL CODES RUN AT ONCE? THATS YOUR SOLUTION! MYBLOCKS! THEY ARE USED BY MULTIPLE ADVANCED SCRATCHERS AND YOU CALL EM USELESS? Man!
my blocks is useless????
you can use a glide block for making moving platforms in platformer games
true
or a simple jump animation
0:36 use it a lot in my operating systems..
EDIT: not anymore lol
But if touching edge bounce is very useful! It doesn't just turn sprites direction if touching edge, try turning it in different directions and it will bounce differently
It turns 90 degrees to the right (I believe) when it hits the edge.
when backdrop switches to can sometimes be handy also some people say the week starts with sunday
I've never used it
@@TheSTEAMist *in some simple projects like pong
Finally, a "Most Useless" video that doesn't have a thumbnail used to get clicks and is actually true
I know how the "current day of week" block works
Here is an example:
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
7 = Sunday
Was this helpfull?
he knows, but what he means is that 3 should be wednesday, but its tuesday
Shouldn’t it be
1 = Sunday
2 = Monday
3 = Tuesday
4 = Wednesday
5 = Thursday
6 = Friday
7 = Saturday
@@JdTheGreat16 no the first is monday
Yeah but 3 is tuesday for some reason
@@krkika.official I’m pretty sure Sunday is 1st. Look at a calendar again
If on edge, bounce is more useful in this script:
when flag clicked,
forever:
move (10) steps
if on edge, bounce
I tried that too and it's better but still useless
How can you publish your game on the app store
you cant
I think when using the if on edge, bounce block would work better if you are moving in steps and not change x
Ummm the week starts on Sunday…
The "Current" block is not useless. I used it to add daily tasks to my game (but that is the only way that i found for what it could be used for).
I personally think the if on edge, bounce and the glide blocks are good, if you play my scratch project then youll understand why
For me, I guess the next costume, i mean we can go firward, backward and even random with backdrops but only forward for sprite costumes
:(
The week starts on Sunday. I will not argue. You cannot change my mind. The block is still really niche though, and even if you were recreating Animal Crossing, you could just use days since 2000.
In other places they say monday is the first but in other they say sunday
"current _" is not useless. It can be used for automatic Christmas and Halloween updates. Im using it in my game for that.
0:51 I used the glide block for an AI mouse that moves in a straight line. Although the same mouse sometimes ues smooth andaccurate gliding, the difference is: you can dodge it! So I find it useful.
STEAMist:Glide is so bad you should stop using it!
Seconds:Am I a joke to you?
Yes 🗿
the explanation for the last one is that scratch detects the first day of the week as SUNDAY
Yes I know but Sunday is weekEND
@@TheSTEAMist but the week already ended on saturday, which is the first weekEND
if bounce on edge is useful for making easy bouncing,
like this
if touch bounce obj
set x to x pos
set y to y pos
move 999 steps
if on edge, bounce
go to x, y,
WAIT YOU DIDNT EVEN USE THE MOVE 10 STEPS BLOCK A;LJSOAIJSHOFIAHSOFIUAHOSUHF
A;LJSOAIJSHOFIAHSOFIUAHOSUHF
true
@@jn567 he used the advanced move 999 steps block
im following a tutorial by griffpatch on a great platformer... moving platforms, IT USES THE GLIDE BLOCK
😨
Number 1: The If on edge bounce block works ONLY if you have no X or Y movement. (according to how you move it to the edge)
Number 2: It's just easier. If I used this in my scratch show, it would have been impossible.
Number 3: Yes.
Number 4: It is useless if you have non complicated sprites (like a polygon). But if you use the more used kind (Non single polygonal shapes), it would be highly useful. Also the more used kind in this one should be MOST used kind.
Number 5: You are right
the glide to a random position can be useful, you can click on the changeable part and it can go to mouse pointer which can be useful for some projects in delayed movement to the mouse pointer and can be more dynamic then the go to mouse pointer block, giving it delays to change the position
that's true thanks for the use :)
i make bullet hell games on scratch and the "if on edge, bounce" block is incredibly useful for that
I totally agree with you on all of this, there is no reason for these to exist.
:)
Scratch is in the USA, and the USA's weeks start with sunday :/
idk
umm, no. you're using some wrong or not thinking big.
1. if on edge is compatible with move step blocks, because those rely on direction
2. i barely use the backdrop header, but when I used to they were so useful for transitions in animations
3. indeed glide blocks are trash
4. touching color is good if you need a clone to touch another, because Scratch doesn't provide a block for touching itself
5. you said it was Tuesday when you were recording, and it showed 3. I don't know where you live, but the week mainly starts on Sunday. Also, once I created a calendar in Scratch using these blocks, but it DOES bug between days, so I have to open it twice.
the glide block wouldn't suck if you could edit with what speed it glides instead of how many seconds it glides. It's different from a move block which is why it feels so weird.
If on edge, bounce is NOT useless. It can be used in many ways, you’re just using it WRONG. It’s move (number) steps, not change X by (number).
You are using if on edge bounce wrong your surpost to just (move # steps) instead of (change x by #) it is just inbarsing
I just realized the glide block is actually useful, you can make the sprite go to the mouse pointer without the go to block, here is what you need to put in the inputs:
Glide Time: 0
Target: Mouse Pointer
Put it in a forever loop, and then you are done!
I even used it for my flappy bird game
cant you use the "go to ()" block? you dont need to use the glide block, but whatever you use i guess.
Modulo operator I've never seen used.
The pan left/right sound effect too as well as the loudness detector and mosaic effect.
I put the modulo block in the most useful blocks :O
The () mod () (i.e. remainder of () / ()) has been used in many projects.
MOD IS SO USEFUL THOUGH!
why is mod useless
if on edge, bounce isnt useless, i used it to make ping pong
when back switches to ALSO isnt useless, you can make platformers out of these
"the week starts on monday"
"should we tell him?"
"yes"
What I do is that glide can be a good block actually I can just do this
Put one fast
Them make it slower
And vice versa
im pretty sure that in the day of the week, why it says 3 is because it probably thinks that a new week starts at Sunday
0:52 its usefle in Scratch 3.0
I used it for Kinito
Not the (input x) (input y)
1.Kinda
2.i used it alot, super useful
3.you need backpack to replace this
4.wth
5.this block is no where near useless in some projects
Nice video. However,
1. The "if on edge, bounce" block doesn't just flip the direction. If a sprite is going in any direction that isn't straight with the "move steps" block, it will change direction a lot better, which can be useful for beginners
2. Tuesday is day 3 because it starts the week on sunday
3. The "days since 2000" block might seem useless, but it's actually the most accurate time block in scratch, meaning it is useful in things like 3D projects.
0:13 this has GOT to be ragebait. like come on bro you can't be that stupid 😭
Week starts at Sunday. No common sense in this man.
The “days since 2000” block is the most useless.
for the first one i dissagree, here is a simple script that uses the if on edge, bounce block:
when flag clicked
set rotation style to [left-right]
forever
move(3)steps
if on edge, bounce
what this script does is make the sprite walk left and right forever
I dont know why they have a "days since 2000" block. You could at least be able to change the year.
the glide block is actually useful because you can make a jumping system with it, so it is NOT a useless block.
Wait, the week starts at Sunday, it’s the only reson I got second place in a scratch competition, I forgot to +1
I think the current day of week block is "glitchy" cuz the dumbass scratch team thinks the week starts with sunday
why?
Actually The Week Was Supposed To Start At Sunday, But Humans Be Kinda Dumb Ngl
2:11 The day of the week block starts on Sunday, 1 for sunday, 2 for monday and so on
In my country the week starts on Monday:)
Griffpatch used no.3 useless block for platform!
The first day 9f the week is sunday. Use your brain, or are you still in shool.
For the day of week, the scratch team must be Vietnamese because the first day of the week is Sunday.
?
@@Cheri92 idk
or us
Btw if you passed 1st grade thye week starts at sunday but yea... good video btw
in Europe it starts on Monday
@@TheSTEAMist ok but where the like scratch head quarters are its like where I live. It starts at sunday. But the school is the same as you. Monday to friday
"If on edge, bounce" is a very useful block. How dare you.
the glide to xy block can be used for animating platforms not that bad
I guess
actually the if on edge bounce block is really useful! it can be used for pong games and more
i personally think the days since 2000 block has NO USE FOR ANYTHING and it suck's
me: *uses glide block for cool animation*
fan: ITS USELESS
me: SHUT THE F-CK OFF
The “when backdrop switches to” block is useful for people who dont know what the messaging system is
2:14 In some countries, the week starts on Sunday. And since it was made in Massachusetts, the week starts on a Sunday, not a Monday.
in Europe it starts on Monday not Tuesday
@@TheSTEAMist ok
0:05 bouncing square and easy edge collision: am I a joke to you?
To fix glide you gotta change the position where is it gilding making it look better.
If they are deleted then you need to make the block by just use some of the block if you need it also if some block are deleted then scratch is useless
Also your calling the block useless just mean scratch useless im not hating
2:15 no dude the block thinks the week starts on sunday
Whyyyyyyy, it should at least start on Monday in Europe
In Asia, the week starts on sunday
The "color () is touching color ()" is useful for sense the body parts is touching the color.
Bro thought the week starts on monday 💀
In my country the week starts on Monday !
@@TheSTEAMist Oh, sorry. I think Scratch says that because it comes from the USA. (Where I live.) And in the USA, Sunday is the first day in the week.
Bc it is?
The official start of the week is Sunday, but I personally prefer to think of that as the last day of the week. Why else is it called a weekEND?
It actually works. This is why you forgot
if on edge, bounce
change x by (-10)
if on edge, bounce.
I bet that no one knew about block named "point towards ()" and I needed it one time (it's in motion category and comes after block (point in direction ()))
The week starts on Monday
Sunday: 💀
Yes
They need an "if touching ( v), bounce off" block, it would make pong games easier
Uh this "if on edge bounce" the block can save time, just give move steps instead of change x/y, instead you can give a script when touching border set direction to direction ×-1
for the flip problem in if on edge bounce, use left and right rotation
you used the “if on edge, bounce” wrong
you need to use it in pair with a “move () steps” block since the “move () steps” block takes into account the rotation of a sprite
2:05 the current day of week block can be used for a scratchers schedule. Say a scratcher posts a project every Wednesday: They could make a project telling the user how many days are left before they post again (this is very simple idea btw). It's not completely useless yk (You could say this about all the other blocks in the video but whatever). Also, your argument about the day 3 thing is invalid, since scratch counts Sunday as day 1.
Yeah I was talking about the day 3 because in Europe it starts on Monday which could confuse Scratchers
Some people count Sunday as the first day even though it's the weekend that's why they call tuesday the third day of the week
Personally, the days since 2000 block sucks. You can't customize the year. It's only 2000. It would be great if you could customize it but no, all you have is just stupid 2000. And plus, ain't nobody care??? Like I was gonna rank this higher than the current day of weekend block if you could customize but now I also change my mind about THAT.