In regards to assumptions on the speed of electricity

[fandom_12cheeper]

Why exactly do we immediately attach CTG lightning speeds to all electricity regardless of origin? (Probably the best instance I can think of:https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Gunvolt) In reality the speed of electricity actually varies quite a bit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_electricity "The drift velocity is on the order of millimeters per hour." And this isn't just wikipedia being wikipedia either. http://thescienceexplorer.com/universe/watch-how-fast-does-electricity-move-slower-turtle-walks Outside of actual lightning from a cloud I think that electricity feats need to be taken on a case by case basis.

 

[Antvasima]

We do not have that luxury. In lack of better options we have to use the average lightning speed found through scientific experiments.

 

[Dragonmasterxyz]

Perhaps a highlight is needed?

 

[Kaltias]

Really? I remember Lina saying that Avatar lightnings shouldn't be considered MHS because they aren't from clouds. So we don't do that every time

 

[DontTalk]

That speed of electricity you have there is the speed of the electron drift.

It is irrelevant in regards for the attack, where the speed of energy being transmitted is faster.


For example the electrons in a circuit do usually also only move at a few cm per hour or something, but you will still see a lightbulb shining almost instantly after flipping the switch due to the energy being transmitted way faster.


@Dragonmasterxyz: I don' think so.

 

[Dragonmasterxyz]

Okay then.

 

[fandom_12cheeper]

But that's absurd.It only serves to wank slower characters past reasonable levels It's not like most of these characters don't have any other speed feats to draw from. Even then,it's better to be safe and somewhat lowball a character than apply speeds a character has otherwise never shown.

 

[fandom_12cheeper]

You're thinking of the speex of the electromagnetic waves which propagates at the speed of light so unless you're seriously arguing that electricity is the speed of light then that isn't teally relevant.

 

[DontTalk]

The important point was that electron dirft is a nonsenscial classification as the practicle phenomenon isn't that slow.

And yes, energy transmittance is lightspeed, though the building of the relevant phenomens take longer than that.


Hence the empirical value is still the best choice.

 

[Antvasima]

We cannot overhaul our entire system, and try to look for other feats than lightning dodging for all the likely hundreds of characters scaled from it.

There is no way to know the exact intended speed limits for ddifferent fictions, so we have to go by the average.

My apologies, but this is definitely not up for discussion, and has been discussed several times previously, so I would appreciate if you immediately and permanently drop the topic.

Also, stop using long quotes. It spams the page and makes it harder to read.

 

[Antvasima]

Anyway, DontTalk has been kind enough to reply to your question, so I will close this thread. Do not bring up this issue again.