compounding metalminds

[LeondeBowa]

Hey, I was wondering if this had came up as a WoB what would happen if you compounded a metalminds full of information?

Compounding works by burning the metal to transform it into the form of investiture stored in the metal, but information should be different shouldn't it?

[Treamayne]

12 minutes ago, LeondeBowa said:

Hey, I was wondering if this had came up as a WoB what would happen if you compounded a metalminds full of information?

Compounding works by burning the metal to transform it into the form of investiture stored in the metal, but information should be different shouldn't it?

We do have some WoBs, but not much information:

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FireArcadia

Is there any use to being a copper Compounder, from a Feruchemical point of view? I think the same point would also apply to an aluminum Compounder.

Brandon Sanderson

Some combinations, like some abilities themselves, aren't really that useful. That said, being able to Compound copper...that could do some things. Aluminum, not so much.

17th Shard Forum Q&A (Sept. 25, 2012)

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Questioner

What would happen if a copper-compounder would compound copper?

Brandon Sanderson

A lot of people have been asking that one. I don't know why they've all suddenly latched onto it, but you are going to get RAFO-ed, but I will give you a card. *laughter* I have reserve something for later books.

Shadows of Self San Jose signing (Oct. 9, 2015)

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Questioner

I was wondering what happens when you compound copper?

Brandon Sanderson

I will reveal this eventually. You're getting a RAFO. Do know that not all compounding does cool stuff. Not all of it does cool stuff, but a lot of it does cool stuff.

Shadows of Self San Francisco signing (Oct. 9, 2015)

There are more, but no matter how the question was worded, the answer was RAFO

Hope that helps

Edited March 13, 2025 by Treamayne
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[LeondeBowa]

Danké

[Treamayne]

3 minutes ago, LeondeBowa said:

Danké

Bitte

[Entr0pic He/him]

44 minutes ago, LeondeBowa said:

Hey, I was wondering if this had came up as a WoB what would happen if you compounded a metalminds full of information?

Compounding works by burning the metal to transform it into the form of investiture stored in the metal, but information should be different shouldn't it?

While we don’t any confirmed things about what it does, I have heard a theory that i think works well

when you compound copper, you remember the memory in the copper with more clarity. Like remembering it superhumanly well

and another theory, that has less credence, but is interesting nonetheless, 

When you compound, you still draw from preservation’s investiture, right? What if you could see memories from the current vessel of preservation when you copper compound?

Edited March 13, 2025 by Entr0pic

[Treamayne]

5 hours ago, Entr0pic said:

While we don’t any confirmed things about what it does, I have heard a theory that i think works well

 

2 minutes ago, ThatOneWorldhopper said:

I mean, that happens anyway, but do you mean that they continue remembering it without any degrading?

Please take Theories to the Discussion boards (Mistborn or Cosmer Discussion). 

Q&A is for questions with discrete answers (not that the answer is always agreed upon) to help new readers, Discussion boards are the places to theorize, guess and . . . well, discuss.