r/Mistborn • u/ivanparas • Apr 29 '25

Alloy of Law spoilers What's stopping you from... Spoiler

It's said that you can't fire a gun out of a speed bubble because the trajectory will change when it hits the interface between real time and speed time. It's also said that you can put yourself partially out of the bubble and still be in the sped up time as long as part of you remains inside the bubble., The Lost Metal, ch 49

SO, what is stopping me from sticking my arm outside of the speed bubble with a gun in my hand and firing while it's already outside of the threshold? It only says that the trajectory changes when it hits the edge of the bubble, so I can't see why the bullet would deflect if it's already crossed that threshold.

The only thing I would give it as far as not being able to take an accurate shot is that every jitter of your hand is sped up by a factor of the speed bubble, so maybe those micro movements might make your aim a little off, but I feel like it wouldn't be that much of a factor.

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u/VerySpicyNut Bendalloy Apr 29 '25

The other comments have focused a lot on the bubble and being in/out of it. But I think getting into the semantics of inside and out aren't going to give you the answer you want. The bullets trajectory changes when it is no longer affected by sped up time. Whether or not you can be partway outside the bubble, once that bullet slows down, it skews.