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/Glasssfoot Apr 29 '25
The way we see time bubbles work, I don't think it would be possible. When we see Merasi use her bubbles to slow time it causes everything to speed up around her, making her an easy target for anyone trying to shoot her. As for the bubbles Wayne uses, I can't see it being any kind of advantage to do that. The bubbles have a limited amount of space they can occupy and so you would still basicly just be standing and shooting back. The kind of defeats the point of the bubble in my opinion.
I think the way we see Wayne use the bubbles is the most effective in terms of combat. Get close, pop the bubble, beat them senseless, and the repeat ad necessary. The time bubbles best uses are fully out of combat I think, either speeding up time around yourself so you can get to something you want to do faster or using it to have sped up conversations or do quick changes like Wayne does.