Talk:Earthbending/@comment-101.103.149.144-20120606075112

i have a theory about what it is that earth benders actually bend, and i'd like to know what you guys think.

What if it's silicates that they can bend? silicates are found in high concentrations in soils, rocks, minerals, sand, cement and glass. Many aren't soluble in water, and they aren't found in high concentrations in living things, so that explains why they can't bend wood or water (unless its mud, which has lots of soil in it). I also dont think it is very common in the gaseous form, at least not in high concentrations, which would explain why they cant bend air. Silicates usually form compounds with metal ions, but it would be the silicate component that they bend, not the metal (otherwise they would be able to bend titanium!). The only thing it doesnt explain is haru and and his dad bending coal...