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locked explosivecombat January 2 2012, 14:00:22 UTC
Well, one can't transmute something into an entirely different material; rather, you can only work with the materials you have. We can't create from nothing, nor can we destroy something entirely and render it into nothing - it all follows the law of Equivalent Exchange, which governs everything that exists.

However, a fair amount of interesting things can be done using the chemical makeup of various materials, if one is experienced enough in that field. Chemicals aren't my particular area of expertise, but I understand the theory well enough and know how to do a few tricks; for example, say that you - for some reason that I'm sure would be known to you and absolutely no one else - wanted to transmute a desk into water. Processed wood is primarily cellulose, which can be broken down into carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; it essentially breaks down into C1H2O. Someone who's skilled enough with chemical alchemy could theoretically separate out and release the carbon, leaving only the hydrogen and oxygen and effectively liquifying the desk.

...of course, given the amount of carbon that would release, one might not want to do that in a closed space.

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