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<blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 3784782" data-attributes="member: 32536">I don't see why people think Acid and Cold are so opposing... In the end, both are pretty inseperable from from the idea of water. When most people think of cold, they think think of ice, frozen water. And the idea of acid is totally unseperable from water.It is completely impossible for something that is dry to function as an acid. A dry acid (such as an acid in powder form) will not corrode anything unless it mixes with water. The true nature of acidity is found in water, not in what mixes with water. Water by its nature is a state of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in perfect balance. When that balance is disrupted by the addition of other ions, it is the free hyrdrogen and hydroxide ions from the water itself that corrodes and dissolves other materials. When sulfuric acid corrodes something, it is not the sulfate which is chemically reacting with the metal being dissolved (at least, it is not the necessary aspect), it is the free ions from the water.As such, acids (and bases) can't be seperated from water. Neither can ice. They seem to match up well, simply because both use water as their basis.Of course, electricity and acid are a good match too, but for different reasons.However, I agree that Emerald Frost is a pretty bad name...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwinBahamut, post: 3784782, member: 32536"] I don't see why people think Acid and Cold are so opposing... In the end, both are pretty inseperable from from the idea of water. When most people think of cold, they think think of ice, frozen water. And the idea of acid is totally unseperable from water. It is completely impossible for something that is dry to function as an acid. A dry acid (such as an acid in powder form) will not corrode anything unless it mixes with water. The true nature of acidity is found in water, not in what mixes with water. Water by its nature is a state of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in perfect balance. When that balance is disrupted by the addition of other ions, it is the free hyrdrogen and hydroxide ions from the water itself that corrodes and dissolves other materials. When sulfuric acid corrodes something, it is not the sulfate which is chemically reacting with the metal being dissolved (at least, it is not the necessary aspect), it is the free ions from the water. As such, acids (and bases) can't be seperated from water. Neither can ice. They seem to match up well, simply because both use water as their basis. Of course, electricity and acid are a good match too, but for different reasons. However, I agree that Emerald Frost is a pretty bad name... [/QUOTE]

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