• xia@lemmy.sdf.org
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        8 days ago

        I’m sure it would be quite rare to fight in a clean-room where such a tactic would be necessary, but not to worry… even in conditions free from dirt and dust, you can still get several hits in by converting your ordinary EDC PocketSand™ into earth-shot.

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          8 days ago

          If we’re talking fullmetal alchemist rules, it’s pretty clear that transmutation doesn’t change the atomic make-up of a thing. Just the chemical bonds and intermolecular forces, combined with moving the bits around following a formula. However, you could turn fat into a hydrogen-propelled diamond bullet.

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              7 days ago

              Absolutely, and it is stated in FMA that that activation energy is theoretically derived from tectonic potential energy, somehow (although, of course, that turned out to be a convenient lie, in-canon)