Well I doubt very much that it actually was oily
darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 15/10/2012 03:24:17 PM
Yes, but that doesn't mean the taint has every property oil has.
The point here is that RJ used the descriptor so often so that we would all visualize an oily scum on top of saidin. This is a literary devise not a scientific examination. He is illustrating that there was no way to reach saidin except for reaching through the taint. However, once a man had gotten past the taint saidin was no different that it had always been.
It also seems very unlikely that the taint and saidin could intermingle/mix given the opposing natures. Not to mention we are speaking of energies here, not liquids, despite all the imagery painting out Oceans or Rivers and such, saidin is an energy source not water.
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That actually explains the cleansing for me
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Or the taint didn't act like oil?
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From the various descriptions in the text this seems likely
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That's not conclusive
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RJ himself said it's like an oily skin floating on top of Saidin. *NM*
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Well I doubt very much that it actually was oily
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Ermm, I agree?
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You seem to be asking why the taint didn't mix with saidin
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I think you might be, not sure where you've gotten that idea from. *NM*
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Cause you keep saying the taint didn't act like oil
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Do you have a link to the interview question and answer mate? *NM*
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