17 Years Ago, 'Minecraft's' Pre-Release Version Taught Everyone The Dangers Of Digging Down

Never Dig Straight Down refers to popular advice among players of video game Minecraft which warns against destroying the blocks of ground the player is standing on. Since the release of the game, the advice has grown to be one of the best-recognized slang expressions related to Minecraft and has been the subject of memes and other works of fan labor.