The this was thought of because of something Kelsier remarked on in the “Three Weeks After Detonation” chapter of The Lost Metal. The exact sequence goes like this:
“Outlining not only sources of metal, but all things. The very axi that made up reality had their own polarity, influenceable with Steelpushing under the right circumstances.”
So first off, I’m going to assume that if steel can affect axi, so can iron. The reason I think that both steelpushing and iron pulling are just make yourself into a magnet of opposite polarity, is because of this sequence. There’s a mention of polarity, and that being the reason the axi could be affected by steelpushing. The only reason I can think of of that being important is if that polarity is what allows them to affect it. And magnesium would be the only way for that to work.
So, what do you think of my thought? Is it plausible? Do we have anything on it? Has anyone asked Sanderson himself about it?
- A Windrunner with a Lightweaver’s complexity
There is one hole in this line of reasoning, and that’s aluminum. It’s not affected by allowance, yet it’s affected by magnets. My thought regarding this is that the aluminum blocks the creation of the magnetic field that would be affecting it, if that makes sense. Any thoughts?