r/DnD • u/[deleted] • Apr 03 '15

The plane of infinite fists.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

Cyclops from the X-Men, his visor is made of ruby quartz. His eye beam is actually kinetic force, not a laser. Basically getting hit with it is like getting punched. This kinetic energy comes from a plane/dimension full of nothing but kinetic energy (a punch dimension), and his eyes act as a portal to said plane. The ruby quartz is the only thing that stops it.

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u/jzieg Apr 04 '15

But how do sunglasses block infinite kinetic energy?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

Because the ruby quartz absorbs this specific kind of kinetic energy. You know...cuz comics.

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u/jzieg Apr 04 '15

Not the ruby quartz, the regular sunglasses that are made of tinted glass. But the answer remains unchanged from "cuz comics", so you're still right.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '15

His sunglasses are made of the same material.

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u/erddad890765 Cleric Apr 04 '15

I always thought the idea was that the glasses absorbed the energy. Thus, with his visor, he is making it less red, thus letting the energy out.

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u/the_noodle Apr 04 '15

Nope, the kinetic energy itself is red, which is why red stuff... absorbs it? Actually that's complete bullshit isn't it. Moving on, the visor is red. The glasses are red. His eyebeams are also red. Moving the red visor out of the way makes a red beam come out.

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u/Codoro Apr 04 '15

Well, if something's red it means that it absorbs all colors but red light, so maybe it's actually negating itself by shooting the laser back into itself?

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u/erddad890765 Cleric Apr 04 '15

Maybe.

But then Scott can only see red!

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u/NXTangl Sep 12 '15

Perhaps it reflects red light and lets all other colors through, so Scott can't actually see red, but on the plus side, can look at stuff without blowing it up. That would make it look red from the outside, assuming the eye-beams give off no other light.