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I haven't read WOK yet, but it's on my list. You really should read Mistborn, though; it is downright AMAZING. Definitely my favorite fantasy series currently.

Welcome; I wish I could go (simply because of Sanderson's class), and your signature is AMAZING.

Ok, more Trig stuff. I think that that makes the most sense so far.

Ok. That means that they don't pass through the midpoints of the isosceles, nor the feet of the altitudes; just the top and the bottom.

First of all, that IS cool, and I was thinking along the same lines for the spirally thingy, but am wondering how it relates to trig functions, as everything else does. Thanks for the Sawtooth; I'll check that out. EDIT: OK, so the vertical lines in the line of Revocation are asymptotes, and the line through the middle is the midpoint of all the triangles formed.

Thank you; I hadn't thought of that.

Sorry for the length in advance. When I read this book, the reasoning for the nine-pointer (described via annotated depiction from what I assume is Joel's notebook on page 243) kinda blew over me, and I just wanted to experience the story for once, rather than get caught up in the world's physics. That said, I still promised myself that I would check it out after I was done. I finished the novel, then recommended it to my little brother's friend, who promptly inhaled the darn thing, then asked, "Any other suggestions?" with a huge smile on his face. After this, I finally looked it up on Wikipedia (mostly due to his own interest in Rithmatics), and the results I found then and afterwards were extremely intriguing. First: The 9-point circle is an actual discovery made by Olry Terquem, and has some significance in the geometric world. Second: (From here on out is a thought process) The 9-point circle doesn't quite work for equilateral and right triangles; what do the look like; what are their Rithmatic equivalents? Third: Equilaterals would lend themselves to the six-point circle due to their nature of fusing together three different pairs of significant triangle points that would be fully represented in the 9-pointer (kind of shown in a picture on the top of pages 94-95; I just discovered this disproof of my originality in thought, as well as another in the history section of the aforementioned Wikipedia article). Fourth (fittingly): If both the 9- and 6-point circles can be represented as a relationship between the circle and a single triangle, what about the 4-point circle? The four points form an inscribed square when connected, and a square is essentially two equilateral right triangles stuck together at the Hypotenuse. On a whim, I drew this on a piece of graph paper: I noticed that all nine points were represented, and several at once in the peak (I had the hypotenuse on the bottom), and was then feeling nearly satisfied with my pursuit of Sanderson's use of Trig relations in his novel. Fifth: What about ellipses? The first thing that came to mind was Isosceles triangles, and thus I drew this on the same piece of graph paper: I'm pretty sure that the points at which the ellipse passes through the sides are their midpoints. Obviously, all nine significant points are NOT represented by said ellipse, but it does pass through at least two, probably four, of them. Sixth: This one is best described through simply showing a picture: I was messing around with isosceles triangles, so naturally, I wanted to see what their complement circle would look like point-wise, so I essentially drew up this diagram on my graph paper. That's it for the thought process, but I'm having trouble with a couple. For one, although Lines of Vigor are made from a sine or cosine graph, where did lines of revocation come from? And, I'm completely at a loss as to where the spiraling line comes from. Comments, further proofs, or disproofs? EDIT: sorry for the small pics.

(Quick note: OK, I know that this one isn't written by Sanderson, but the last few are, and I don't like reading books out of order.) I'm having trouble getting through this one. I love reading, and Jordan is an extraordinarily good writer, but for some reason, I feel like I have to read it instead of like I get to read it, and thus am struggling like when I read Eldest by Christopher Paolini (which I would not recommend to those who haven't read its series; the history and magic system is well-thought-out, but the story does not have near the depth of its mechanics [which is one of the things I like Sanderson for]). Basically, I'm needing a bit of encouragement, and while I'm pretty confident that just writing this will inspire me to keep going through the wonderfully painted world, I know that if anyone can help me out with this, it's you guys.

OK, how do we get a quote to go on a new thread, or a clipboard, or onto our signature, or something? Quitecontrary, that was awesome.

Thank you!

Hola, sir! I'm new too, but welcome! I'll have to check out that dragon-writing lecture series... Are there any more?

I applaud you, sir! I actually got into BS with Warbreaker; my cousin was reading it on a trip to the beach, and he let me read the prologue. It was the best written thing I had ever read. I didn't get to read it then, but managed to preorder the paperback and get Elantris with a sad heart at the time that I didn't get to read the book I wanted to, but as I read "Sanderson's debut novel", I was hooked just like Warbreaker. Warbreaker was next, and the color he painted the world with was so beautiful that I nearly pulled an all-nighter every day for about a month. I wouldn't say it's my favorite BS novel, but it's definitely up there; sorry to disappoint. :-)

Thanks, guys. I know that now, but then I had taken a small dosage of "cool pills," and thus was embarrassed to return. I'm just happy to find this site! The first thing I saw was the forum regarding conic wardings, and I was like, "These... These are my people... *sniffle*"

Here's a story for all y'all: Once upon a time, a kid tried to get involved with an RPG site called Mistborn: the Inquisition right after he finished reading The Alloy of Law. This kid got on, posted on a lot of topics and tried to get as connected as possible for a couple days, then was unable to get back on for around a week as life sped up again. He kept telling himself, "I'll be able to get on again soon," but never did. Thoughts of the site gradually went away as the month dragged on, until he realized that he had been a little too excited, and posted in what he felt was an embarrassing way; acting too kiddish, which was silly, because he was pretty much a teenage kid. Now, here he is again, a couple years later, finding an awesome Brandon Sanderson website, and a means to blog and such in an inclusive community. The question is, will it play out the same way?