Talk:Firebending/@comment-75.194.18.96-20120311025002/@comment-99.25.228.207-20120409035818

Here's my theory. Unlike the other three elements, fire is not a substance, it is a chemical reaction. firebenders control the combustive reaction, and (almost) all chemical reactions are a result of electrons moving between atoms. Advanced firebenders are able to control this to an extent where they are able to seperate the energies (yin and yang) for a prolonged period of time, and let it crash back together all at once, generating a huge amount of energy capable of moving a huge amount of electrons all at once, which is what lightning is.