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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 13:30:16 GMT -5
Since it's made out of sand?
Or does it count as processed earth like metal?
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Post by Ryuko Akari on Nov 13, 2007 13:33:17 GMT -5
Oooo... A good idea indeed! I wish that we had seen some "glass benders" in bah-sing-sei running craft shops. It would have been pretty ^^.
Seriously, if it's possible, Toph could probably do it too.
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Post by attonbitus on Nov 13, 2007 13:41:09 GMT -5
hmmm very good question. I hit the wiki entry for glass en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass but it didn't really help. on one hand I'd say yes as glass is mostly made of silica (sand) that's heated to the point where it gains a crystalline structure. We've also already seen earth benders control crystals. on the other hand, we don't really know what the "earth impurities" are that are need for bending. I could only imagine firebenders being able to generate enough heat for the glass process (3632 degress F)
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 13:49:55 GMT -5
This question crossed my mind this morning when I was writing a fanfic. I had a cool scene in my head... an Earthbender using the glass in the windows to escape his metal prison... but then I realized glass might be considered "processed earth" as the show calls it.
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Post by attonbitus on Nov 13, 2007 14:21:10 GMT -5
Just another thought but Toph may not be able to see the "earth" in glass as it resonates differently than metal. Speaking of metal Toph can't bend it without direct contact, I would think glass would have to function in a similar manner if it was bendable.
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 14:35:45 GMT -5
Just another thought but Toph may not be able to see the "earth" in glass as it resonates differently than metal. Speaking of metal Toph can't bend it without direct contact, I would think glass would have to function in a similar manner if it was bendable. Yeah Toph use vibrations to find the unrefined parts of the metal when she metalbends and it's very limited. Well this is too bad... the scene I had in mind had glasses flying in the air awesomely... back to square one then...
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Post by Bleda on Nov 13, 2007 14:43:43 GMT -5
It cant. Purified metal contains (Even very small) particles of earth. However, unlike metal, glass is completely purified of earth as it has a totally different chemical properties. So it is not bendable.
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 14:50:25 GMT -5
It cant. Purified metal contains (Even very small) particles of earth. However, unlike metal, glass is completely purified of earth as it has a totally different chemical properties. So it is not bendable. How can it be completely purified of earth if it's just melted sand?
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Post by Alouncara on Nov 13, 2007 14:52:33 GMT -5
It would be bendable in my opion Toph couldn't easily bend the sand because it was so induviduale. Toph needs contact to bend the metal but whatr is metal? EARTH! All that is done with the metal is it is PURIFIED... Don't really matter how much they purifie it still gonna be Earth that simple. Toph was able to see the areas that were still Earth and with that she was able to see that that is what it was Earth Just in a stronger less bendable form Toph doesn't bend the fragments Toph BENDS THE METAL! Toph can now see metal like Earth she isn't seeing little speckles when she walks.. I'm guess that the frags probably 'glow' brighter but if she was 'feeling' the fragments it be hard to tell who was who and where she was becasue she only get a glimpse at a time That's my thoughts
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 14:58:09 GMT -5
It would be bendable in my opion Toph couldn't easily bend the sand because it was so induviduale. Toph needs contact to bend the metal but whatr is metal? EARTH! All that is done with the metal is it is PURIFIED... Don't really matter how much they purifie it still gonna be Earth that simple. Earthbenders cannot bend processed earth. There was enough minerals in the metal that wasn't purified for Toph to bend. No, Toph doesn't bend the purified parts of the metal, just the few minerals left that's still bendable. If she can bend the metal itself then Metalbending wouldn't be as restricted. She doesn't have complete control over metal.
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Post by ashrial on Nov 13, 2007 15:01:21 GMT -5
Fun fact (ish), glass is actually a liquid, with a lot of solid like qualities. So technically, a waterbender would probably have the best chance of bending it. Though I'm really not sure where some stuff like glass falls in the order of bendibility. Take lava for example: is it more fire or earth? All that being said, for the purposes of a fanfic, I don't think it'd be that much of a stretch for an earthbender to bend it. It might just take him a bit to figure it out.
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 15:03:14 GMT -5
Fun fact (ish), glass is actually a liquid, with a lot of solid like qualities. So technically, a waterbender would probably have the best chance of bending it. Though I'm really not sure where some stuff like glass falls in the order of bendibility. Take lava for example: is it more fire or earth? All that being said, for the purposes of a fanfic, I don't think it'd be that much of a stretch for an earthbender to bend it. It might just take him a bit to figure it out. Melted sand still qualifies as earth so a Waterbender can't bend it. Waterbenders can bend mud because it has water in it. Firebenders can bend lava because it has heat in it.
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Post by Zenjamin on Nov 13, 2007 15:06:37 GMT -5
i agree that glass is a part of earth... most everything was derived from one of the 4 elements before chemestry came into play...
but the question isnt "is glass bendable" the question is " has glass been discovered/invented/put to use?"
ive searched my mind and i cant think of a single screenshot that shows that there is glass in the avaverse. the closest thing is the monocle of the mechanist... and thats not really glass.
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 13, 2007 15:12:42 GMT -5
i agree that glass is a part of earth... most everything was derived from one of the 4 elements before chemestry came into play... but the question isnt "is glass bendable" the question is " has glass been discovered/invented/put to use?" ive searched my mind and i cant think of a single screenshot that shows that there is glass in the avaverse. the closest thing is the monocle of the mechanist... and thats not really glass. I'm sure it is glass, I don't think plastic has been invented in the Avaverse yet.
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Post by Zenjamin on Nov 13, 2007 15:22:43 GMT -5
but i didnt think glass could be used as a lens... /shrug. still though, whats toph gonna do, decrease the mechnist's eyesight? if its anything like metalbending, she cnat minapulate it as freely als letting the glass fly around slitting people's throats.
there just isnt enough glass in the avaverse to make it useful... o... wait... i just remembered where else i saw glass...
nevermind /zips mouth.
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