How to reproduce:
Create flowing lava incased in a block such as glass blocks
Create a pocket of air surrounded by glass on top of the flowing lava
Summon experience orbs using a command block
Observations:
The experience orbs bounce around without dying in the lava
The experience orbs seemingly go through the block but does not actually
When the lava source block is removed, the experience orbs die as usual
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Relates to MC-226961
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Some things to consider:
XP orbs are entities, and have health, so they won't always die in lava immediately.
XP orbs sometimes only visually travel to the player when they are picked up (especially in small amounts or when they are too far from the player).