Talk:Peptokinesis
From Activating Evolution
Further research of those with pH manipulation have discovered that the ability is facilitated by the breaking and rebinding of atomic bonds in water-based bodies. Those with the ability to turn a liquid into a base do so by causing H+ ions in a solution to bind together, producing hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas bubbles away from the liquid, and the end product is a higher concentration of OH- ions, and therefore a basic substance.
Conversely, those with the ability to turn a liquid into an acid do so by breaking the bonds of the OH- ion, and causing the oxygen ions to bind together to create oxygen gas. Much like the hydrogen, it bubbles away as well, producing the characteristic "boiling" look of water being turned into an acid or a base.
It has been suggested that this byproduct of pH Manipulation can be used for unintended, although equally useful purposes. Theoretically, a Manipulator could survive underwater by continually turning small amounts of the water into acid and collecting the oxygen byproduct. In a similar vein, a skilled Manipulator could possibly convert water vapor into a base, collecting the buoyant hydrogen gas and using it to propel a zeppelin-like device, although this raises significant fire hazards. A more aggressive use would be to (with the aid of a match or lighter) create fire by lighting the hydrogen.
