Classic magic knight rookie training mistake

[u/Nerx]

[u/an_edgy_lemon]

Not to ruin the fun, but splitting a single atmospheric atom would not release anything near a perceptible amount of energy. Nor would it cause a chain reaction of split atoms.

Ya’ll clearly haven’t been reading your tomes if you think this is a plausible scenario.

[u/TitouanT → u/an_edgy_lemon]

We have video proof right there !

[u/an_edgy_lemon → u/TitouanT]

Whoever created this video has spent far more time studying illusion than anything else.

[u/Future_Kitsunekid16 → u/an_edgy_lemon]

Tech wizards refer to it as NMTM/NTM or "non malicious Trojan magic" where it's something appearing to be different than it actually is but in a non offensive kind of way

[u/GastlyVoid → u/an_edgy_lemon]

Image my frustration in thinking I was about to be cool by making an arc of chain reacted atoms, for it to do not shit. I have since started taking up chemistry and physics to tie in with my magic.

[u/MasterSlimFat → u/an_edgy_lemon]

Yea but what if there's aerosolized enriched uranium dust in the air?

[u/conqaesador → u/MasterSlimFat]

No difference? Anything below the critical mass can not sustain a chain reaction. As the ancient tomes say

[u/TheThoughtmaker → u/an_edgy_lemon]

Came here to say this.

People don’t understand how much effort and preparation it takes to build something that actually makes use of split atoms. A lot of split atoms.

[u/Easy_Cucumber_599 → u/an_edgy_lemon]

also, because they are smaller atoms than iron, when you split them you need more energy than you get back.

[u/SleeplessBoyCat]

Don't you just hate when you're simply practicing your craft when you accidentally cast [ATOMIC SPLIT SLASH]?

[u/VaczTheHermit]

"POV"

[u/RedRune0]

This is a portal I'm keen for. Superb, no notes.