Steelpushing/Ironpulling Electromagnetism

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

I was learning about electromagnetism in science, and I was like, that's very similar to Allomancy. Huh. And, aluminum is non-magnetic. If you power (Give investiture to) a metal (The human burning the metal) they will be able to push or pull away other magnetic materials based on what pole you have (Burning iron or steel).

[Treamayne]

4 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I was learning about electromagnetism in science, and I was like, that's very similar to Allomancy. Huh. And, aluminum is non-magnetic. If you power (Give investiture to) a metal (The human burning the metal) they will be able to push or pull away other magnetic materials based on what pole you have (Burning iron or steel).

There's also this WoB on Allomancy and Electromagnetic Bonds:

Spoiler

Argent

Mechanically speaking, how does steelsight work? The scientific definition of "metal" gets a little murky in the middle of the periodic table-

Brandon Sanderson

It does.

Argent

-and we see that powerful enough Allomancers can see more than just metals.

Brandon Sanderson

Yep.

Argent

Are Connection and perception significantly involved here?

Brandon Sanderson

To an extent, but the science of it also is. I feel like the stronger steelsight is getting, the more it is detecting things like electromagnetic bonds and even, you know, the strong and weak force and some of these sorts of things that is just in everything, right? And I do think that in strongest applications, Allomancy is going to be moving beyond metals and moving toward things like fundamental forces. So there you go.

YouTube Spoiler Stream 3 (Dec. 16, 2021)