When creating a new world, the player can spawn either partly in the terrain causing them to become stuck, or entirely in the terrain and suffocating.
Environment
OS X 10.6.8
java version "1.6.0_37"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_37-b06-434-10M3909)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.12-b01-434, mixed mode)
Duplicate of: MC-2416 - Please use the search function to see if your bug has already been submitted. Currently 25% of tickets are being closed as duplicate.