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Never dig straight down.
(HT: General Knowledge)
Explanation
It is such a bad idea. You never know when you might find you’re digging over a ravine or a pit of lava. Digging straight down in the nether, in particular, is like playing Russian Roulette.
I am, of course, talking about Minecraft, which is one of my all time favorite video games. In the game, digging straight down is a fast means of getting to a place where you can get at the more valuable resources, but as any block might be above a large void or blocks of lava, you do so at great risk. So, do not dig straight down.
Many games have wisdom of this sort, obvious no-nos that players either know intuitively or are very obvious after playing for a little while. For example, never pick up a duck in a dungeon, when playing Dungeons and Dragons. Benign objects in dungeons are rarely benign. Or, listen to your DM, when he says there’s mooing in the distance. The DM is grumpy because you have made his job too hard and he’s warning you that a cow is about to fall on your character and instantly kill it because you are going too far off script.
The next truth, STFL #30 is a real life no-no of a very similar sort. Live demos are dangerous.
In life and in games, one must be aware of the hidden rules and faux pas that lead to trouble. Sometimes taking an action that is most efficient or straightforward is dangerous in subtle or non-obvious ways.
Beware.