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[–] 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

The Manga (most recent editions are referenced):

Cengel, Y. A., & Ghajar, A. J. (2020). Heat and mass transfer : fundamentals & applications (Sixth edition). McGraw-Hill Education.

Çengel, Y. A., & Cimbala, J. M. (2014). Fluid mechanics : fundamentals and applications (Third edition.). McGraw Hill.

Benini, E. (2013). Progress in Gas Turbine Performance (E. Benini, Ed.). IntechOpen.

Gulhati, Sahashi K, and Manoj Datta. Geotechnical Engineering. New Delhi, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, 2005.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago*

    Doctorate material on sub-elements:

    • Metallurgy and crystallography (metalbending).

    • Volcanism (lavabending).

    • Circulatory systems (bloodbending).

    • Electrostatics and plasma physics (lightingbending).

    • Quantum mechanics (spirtbending and astral projection).

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    As a mechanical engineer, I am the Avatar.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Why do you need to study turbines? We’re not studying airplanes? Shouldn’t it be like thermodynamics or even just physics?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They are in the wrong order 😔

    And if you flipped the top image you could have them in order + a fifth book for an extra joke layer

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Maybe aerodynamics for boomerang?

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    I've read 3/4 of those, heat and mass transfer was evil.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I wonder if there is a show where they explore the impact of the bending or just magic in general. Basically Dr.stone but with bending/magic. I love seeing this stuff being used with scientific intent. The nation is basically steam punky.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Ashamed but not ashamed to admit it, but I have quite a fascination with this, and am working/thinking on a fanfic that explores Avatar lore more scientifically. A major perspective is through a Zaofu engineer-type character who looks at spirits, his own bending, and other lore like the portals or vines more scientifically.

    That’s where my brain goes. Shrug.

    I was hoping we’d get a “bender engineer” character in canon, but that doesn’t appear to be the direction they’re going.

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  • That reading list might just make the series unwatchable.

    Magic/superpowers and thermodynamics usually don't mix.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Sokka being done dirty 😆 where that Dynamics textbook at

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Easy. I don't like anime.

    I find the total style of the genre off-putting. Pokemon is as deep as I go and only because it had commercials before I could skip them.

    So I will not read the manga and just say I don't like the anime 🤗

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago*

    It's a style, not a genre, it's also more than one style. Anime comes in every genre. There are many diverse anime films and series.

    Of course some are made for children and others for adults. If all you have seen is children's series you probably haven't got any idea what anime has.

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