Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-36926079-20190623010703

Hey guys! If you've seen the Semblance Creation thread recently, you've seen me and Phantom talking about this. They're like the older sibling I always wanted.

I believe aura has shear-thickening properties. This means that the viscosity of a non-newtonian fluid increases with pressure, like oobleck (cornstarch and water). This means that with low speeds, Aura can be passed through easily, but at extremely high speeds, it acts like a solid.

This would explain many things, such as:

Why aura is effective against strong blows, why guns are not that effective (a combination of this, dust propellant, and a lack of solid projectiles) and why aura shatters (probably runs out of energy and loses the ability to effectively deal with larger forces, thus shattering.)

What do you think? 