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Hermes Evile from Mars Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
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#1: May 27th 2018 at 8:09:52 PM

So we have say... wind or water magic(the ability to manipulate wind or water). Is it possible to use these fabulous powers to speed up the rusting process of metals? And if so, to what degree do you suspect?

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archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#2: May 27th 2018 at 8:26:15 PM

Depends on what exactly your magic can do. Rust happens when iron is exposed to air and water for long periods of time. If you can conjure up air and water you can expose iron to them, but it wouldn't make the iron rust any faster than normal.

If you somehow had control over the atomic structure of objects you could probably force a piece of iron to become rust, but at that point you'd also be a living god.

They should have sent a poet.
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#3: May 27th 2018 at 10:25:27 PM

I think in D&D the Rust monster electrolizes metal to force it to oxidize and rust. Make it an electrical ability.

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KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#4: May 28th 2018 at 12:37:09 AM

Also, heat can generally speed the process. This is why metal rusts faster in the tropics than it does in an equally humid temperate or sub-arctic climate.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
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#5: May 28th 2018 at 7:33:02 PM

As far as I know, oxidation of metals is proportional to the surface area exposed to oxygen (and the temperature, as noted above). I'm not sure if moving oxygen past the metal faster (as with blowing air or moving water) would affect this rate noticeably. However, abrading the surface of the metal (with carried dust particles), or corroding it (with salt or other dissolved substances), would most definitely increase the exposed surface area and hence the oxidation rate.

edited 29th May '18 5:44:40 AM by Fighteer

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