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What would you do if you got all ATLA bending powers, with the caveat that every time someone saw you using them, you would lose the power until they looked away again. They can still use other senses (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 0 points 5 months ago

Well, first I'd google what atla bending was. Then we'll see.

[–] weariedfae@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

One thing I would do is use my water bending powers to open a house painting business (interior/exterior and cabinets). I would promise completely perfect results in 1 day or less with the caveat that the customer cannot be home for 'safety' reasons. Oh! I could partner with an air bender and we could have places completely painted, not a drop spilled, and completely dry in 1 hour or less. Without even over charging people we could do so much volume we'd make bank!

I may or may not be painting right now and hating reality.

[–] RedWeasel@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That only works for water based paints. What would you do when the customer want oil based paint to be used?

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oil benders are only rare because of the fire nation.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is it only water specifically?
Couldnt it also apply to oil because it's fluid based?

[–] RedWeasel@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this is a very philosophical question. Like Toph bended metal, but metal is but one component of earth. Water and oil don’t mix unless under certain circumstances and oil isn’t recognized as being a part of water.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Toph can only bend metal due to the impurities in it; highly purified titanium can't be metalbent

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

highly purified titanium can't be metalbent

Fire nation: Write that down WRITE THAT DOWN

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Blood bending to kill anyone who's near enough to see me using it (as soon as they look away)

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They don't need to die - you could just blind them essentially the same way.

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The man chose death. Do not look twice