The Bug:
Tridents or arrows shot through lava sometimes don't catch fire.
Steps to Reproduce:
Build the setup shown in the attachment below.
Stand on the diamond block and throw/shoot multiple tridents or arrows through the lava.
Take note as to whether or not tridents or arrows shot through lava sometimes don't catch fire.
Observed Behavior:
Tridents or arrows sometimes don't catch fire.
Expected Behavior:
Tridents or arrows would always catch fire.
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is duplicated by 5
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Might have a similar reason as MC-92875

Does anyone have a setup for reproducing? The one in the duplicate is weird.

You can use a single lava block as shown in
[media].
Then go about 10 blocks away, pull the bow completely back and shoot through the lava.
Can confirm in 20w49a.
Can confirm in 20w51a. I'd like to request ownership of this report as the owner has been inactive since April 2017. I'm willing to provide updates and additional information to the ticket if needed.
Can confirm in 21w06a.
Relates to MC-213791.

Can confirm in 24w45a
Yeah this happens to me almost every time, even when fired through several blocks of lava.