the bug
Normally, your arm that is holding an item sticks out a little bit. However, this is not the case whilst eating food in your other hand.
Steps to reproduce
Place totem in offhand
Place food in main hand
Go in front-view third-person mode (F5 twice)
Eat the food
--> ❌ Notice the hand containing the non-food item moves backwards as if you are not holding it.
Additional information
It is possible that this is an intentional feature.
Linked issues
is duplicated by 6
MC-273242
Items do not properly animate in third person
Resolved
MC-276860
Bundle emptying animation lowers the offhand
Resolved
MC-268989
Performing a right click action that slows the player down causes the opposite arm to always face straigth down
Resolved
MC-265770
when trying to throw eye of ender in the nether the other arm twitches
Resolved
MC-258753
Ender eye throwing animation
Resolved
Attachments
Comments 10
Further investigation regarding this core problem concludes that this issue affects any item that can be used/consumed so I've updated this ticket accordingly.
Before version 1.17, this problem did not arise. I have included two comparison videos for reference. It is probable that it was introduced by the fixes implemented for issues MC-176614, MC-203602, MC-204424, and MC-205228.
This problem impacts a range of items, including eyes of enders (due to MC-107185), shields, spyglasses, as well as all food and drinkable items and tridents. Conversely, items like bows or crossbows deliberately alter the pose of the opposite arm too and remain therefore unaffected.
Edit: As it turns out, the problem did not arise in version 20w48a but rather in version 21w13a. It is probable that addressing the issue outlined in MC-200001 has led to the emergence of this bug.
Can confirm. Also affects 1.17.