For the Love of the TWELVE Can We Get a Proper Elemental Wheel?

[Razor]

I was halfway through typing up a big reply with examples and everything and then I remembered this Cracked article and I said "f*** it". You win, there's no copy-pasta in FFXIV, cya later.

First of all, that article slightly discouraged me from bringing up an issue with the whole "blowing out a candle" concept. Second of all, I have a friend who tried to make a character called Pinkie Pie, so kudos for making him rage when it was taken XD


Regardless. There is a serious issue with the whole candle argument. To anyone who knows anything about chemistry, when you light a candle what is actually burning is the vaporized wax. Yes the wick burns, but its more or less just a place to hold the flame. The heat from the flame turns the wax into a liquid, and then to a gas, which then burns like any other petroleum vapor. By blowing on the candle, you are simply moving it away from its fuel source. You can confirm this theory by using the candle trick. You can do a similar experiment by using two candles instead of a match.

If you were to "blow your flame" to a new fuel source (something flammable enough), like say, that string confetti everyone loves, or the drapes, or the paper box the cake comes in, or someone's hair; you'd quicky learn why fire loves wind. While there is some merit to the notion that strong enough wind anything can put out a fire, you can also extinguish a fire by dropping a load of ice on it. Or dirt, or water, or even gasoline if there is a large enough quantity to prevent the fire from breathing.

It's just a matter of using what makes the most sense. (A hint: not wind)