User blog comment:ChishioKunrin/My view on Dust (so far)/@comment-203.59.6.134-20140307155846

To be frank, we already know that dust is the major energy source of remnent, but I'm not really interested in what it is which color dust does what, but why does dust do what it does?

Its safe to assume that depending on the properties of the dust, it can have a different effect, like lightning producing a low voltage of electricity, ect. ect.

But something I have noticed, is that the powder form of it is not nearly has powerful as its crystal form. A good example would be when Roman shot that burn crystal at Ruby's feet, which produced an explosing of sort that would have done serious damage had it made contact with any vital arteries. But even so, that wasn't that big a reaction. Or, for another example, when Ruby sneezed a mix of ice, fire and lightning dust. The fire and ice aren't really a concern, but the lightning is.

It takes less than one amp of power to kill a person, or at least 6-8 mili amps to get a rough idea. But as all could see, it had no effect at all, other than coating both Weiss and Ruby in soat, which is most likely from the fire. There was clearly a a bit of lightning dust in there, maybe not an entire vile, but it would have to register at least a minimum of 2-3 mili-apms to do anything to a person.

So by that reasoning, it can be assumed that dust isn't that high in power. What's more trifulling, is that Dust is highly reactant and can combust with a simple sneeze. This goes for the crystal form as well as when bullets retain some heat when fired, as well as drag from wind resistence and loss of kinetic energy.

This type of energy would work well with guns as it doesn't require much dust or gunpowder to propel a bullet out of a barrel.

But what I don't get, is if by my reasoning, and Dust isn't that powerful, then why is it the most used energy propellent in the world.

Then again, it would make sense that the white fang need so much of this stuff if barely any of it can do much. Same as solar energy today really. There is a lot of it, but you need a lot to do much with it.

-Raven