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If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:37 pm
by Dogmantra
Which would it be? Also: why?
Which of the Classical "Western" Elements (air, earth, fire, water)?
Air - you could fly and stuff. In-depth explanation, I know.
Which of the Classical "Eastern" Elements (earth, fire, water, wood, metal)?
Metal - most things are made of metal nowadays.
And which of the Periodic Table of Elements (Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium... uhh...
here)?
Chromium - It would be hillarious to say "Hey! I have absolute power over Chromium!"... that's it.
How about you guys then?
I would have put a poll, but there would have had to be 124 different options, and only 10 are supported by this primitive board software

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:45 pm
by Kestral
Fire, metal, and hydrogen.
Flying is for pansies "OOH I CAN FLY" but when you can shoot fire at them making them almost like Icarus' second coming.
Same as Doggy's explanation, you can also make molten metal with my fire ability.
Hydrogen is simple, I can blow you up, the air up, the oceans up, and stars up!
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:57 pm
by Sanguine
Fire(I am somewhat of a pyromaniac)
Earth(Control over Metal won't do you much good when your buried under 300ft. of solid stone)
Auram(Do I really have to explain why?)
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:07 pm
by apploud
Dogmantra wrote:Which would it be? Also: why?
Which of the Classical "Western" Elements (air, earth, fire, water)?
Air - you could fly and stuff. In-depth explanation, I know.
Which of the Classical "Eastern" Elements (earth, fire, water, wood, metal)?
Metal - most things are made of metal nowadays.
And which of the Periodic Table of Elements (Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium... uhh...
here)?
Chromium - It would be hillarious to say "Hey! I have absolute power over Chromium!"... that's it.
How about you guys then?
I would have put a poll, but there would have had to be 124 different options, and only 10 are supported by this primitive board software

What exactly do you mean by control? Do you mean that you can alter/move/control existing (fire/water/air/metal) or that you can create it to use/control? Cause that is an important aspect to choosing an ability I would think.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:31 pm
by Dogmantra
Alter already existing stuff of any element, except in the case of fire, where I think it would be too weak if you couldn't create it.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:05 pm
by alowe
i think it woud have to be air so i could fly to get away

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:32 pm
by ace62394
Western - Water. I already know of all the pranks I'll pull with this
Eastern - Metal. I could make a skyscraper phallus shaped
Periodic - Silicon. More screwing around with computers and chips
All the abilities I want I would use to make myself (and maybe others) laugh

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:48 pm
by Dogmantra
I'm totally changing my Periodic element to Caesium. Caesium is funnier than Chromium.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:28 pm
by Kestral
ace62394 wrote:Western - Water. I already know of all the pranks I'll pull with this :D
Eastern - Metal. I could make a skyscraper phallus shaped :lol:
Periodic - Silicon. More screwing around with computers and chips
All the abilities I want I would use to make myself (and maybe others) laugh :P
I don't think controlling Silicon will grant you that ability. >.>
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:34 pm
by Dogmantra
Kestral's right. That's even assuming that pure silicon is used, and not a compound

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:46 am
by The King
1]Water. When I start throwing tsunamis at you, fire isn't going to do anything.
2]Earth. I could torch anything.
3]Oxygen. Which I would promptly remove from the air. Killing everyone and everything.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:51 am
by Kestral
The King wrote:Oxygen. Which I would promptly remove from the air. Killing everyone and everything.
And you.
Also, how can you torch everything with Earth?
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:45 am
by ace62394
Kestral wrote:ace62394 wrote:Western - Water. I already know of all the pranks I'll pull with this
Eastern - Metal. I could make a skyscraper phallus shaped
Periodic - Silicon. More screwing around with computers and chips
All the abilities I want I would use to make myself (and maybe others) laugh

I don't think controlling Silicon will grant you that ability. >.>
Not modifying them, just ripping them apart
Dogmantra wrote:Kestral's right. That's even assuming that pure silicon is used, and not a compound

I'd still be able to um... de-fuse them

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:14 am
by Leilah
Western - Water
Eastern - Air - These two because I want to control weather. Far too many sunny days here.
Periodic table - Magnesium. It burns prettily.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:15 am
by Dark Lord Cam
carbon: so that i can tear all carbon based life forms to itty bitty pieces.
water: so that i can drown you all with the liquids already present in your body.
air: ala darth vader death choke. =p
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:18 am
by EquinGirl
I can't believe no one said helium. Making everyones voices high-pitched
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:31 am
by Wolfzen
Hmmm... an interesting idea.
Western: Of these four, I would say air. Being able to fly would be a wonderful thing...
Eastern: I would make Earth for this one. I would love to be able to create buildings and many other things out of the Earth herself.
The periodic "elements": In all honestly, this is just silly. Finding any of these "elements" in their pure state is just insane to think about. When was the last time you came across "natural neon"? HOWEVER, if I had to control one it would be mercury. It's one of the few that isn't too mixable, and having an immunity to it would be lovely. Also, forming keys and such out of some that you could carry around would be a handy feature.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:05 am
by Dogmantra
Wolfzen wrote:The periodic "elements": In all honestly, this is just silly
I know

The original version of that post said that if I just asked for the "western" elements, then someone (most likely me) would inevitably come out and say Caesium. I pre-empted them.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:19 pm
by Wolfzen
Dogmantra wrote:I pre-empted them.
Very clever indeed...
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:40 pm
by videogmer314
Western: Air. This includes control over the weather, so anybody who opposes me will be struck by lightning or killed in a tornado.
Eastern: Fire. It can be used for a lot of things, including torching your enemies.
Periodic: Carbon. Everything on Earth that lives is a carbon-based life form, so controlling carbon would give me control over all life on Earth.

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:15 pm
by r
On the subject of elements, I was watching a comedian in the Glee Club in Birmingham once, and he mentioned that mercury is poisonous, and someone shouted out "Only in ionic form!". This is the best heckle I have heard to date.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:19 pm
by Dark Lord Cam
r wrote:On the subject of elements, I was watching a comedian in the Glee Club in Birmingham once, and he mentioned that mercury is poisonous, and someone shouted out "Only in ionic form!". This is the best heckle I have heard to date.
indeed.
XD
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:09 am
by The King
Kestral wrote:The King wrote:Oxygen. Which I would promptly remove from the air. Killing everyone and everything.
And you.
Also, how can you torch everything with Earth?
Damn you and your observant eyes.
Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:52 am
by alowe
i'd control the 5th element, and get her to lick my feet clean in the morning

Re: If you could control an element...
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:47 am
by satan_n_stuff
Fire, Fire and Argon. Don't ask me why.