Why would Syndra think it's a good idea to make her main form of damage spherical

Pailidin·Jun 26, 2016·23 votes·2,448 views

Clearly a cube shape would cause more damage, what with those sharp corners and edges.

Hail the cubular master race!

40 Comments

MavenSongJun 26, 201626 votes

But spheres have a more rounded out damage...

https://media1.giphy.com/media/2fk3Gvcjup1fy/200_s.gif

Angry MonsterJun 26, 201620 votes

its inefficient when building a mass to spend the energy to make a cube. A sphere is just equal force generated from a central point in all directions equally. Making a cube requires more energy to be used and exact shaping. odds are that she would make a distorted Rhombohedron which would kill people, but only cause they would be laughing to hard.

Also she is a gravity mage, gravity pulls at all things equally.

#spherelife

Vistha KaiJun 27, 20163 votes

She lifted a fucking temple in the sky.

I'm sure she would have no problems, beating people to death with a cuboctahedron.

Angry MonsterJun 27, 20165 votes

i was going to counter argue, but then remember this was a meme thread and i went way to deep on the first post.

World EnderJun 26, 201610 votes

Spheres are more easily inserted into her enemies' rectal cavities.

CasterGilgameshJun 26, 20163 votes

i like the way you think!

OleandervineJun 26, 20169 votes

Infinite power = dodge ball fantasy

Dr PoroJun 26, 20168 votes

Because a sphere is the most stable form and can contain the most power.

The DeckownerJun 26, 20161 votes

Isn't triangular pyramid the most stable 3d form?

underscores222Jun 26, 20165 votes

Depends on the loading.

Spherical containers resist pressure the best (equal loading in all directions) Cylindrical containers with hemispherical ends are also just as good for internal pressure (because axial stress is resisted by the material) Cylinders are the best for compression loads (pillars Tetrahedrons are the most basic polyhedron, being made of 4 triangular faces. They are one of the most stable, self-contained 3d shapes for point loads. Triangles in general are the most stable 2 dimensional shape, and are used quite a lot in trusses and structures.

The DeckownerJun 26, 20165 votes

http://m.quickmeme.com/img/7d/7df2f065e044d6f93149fceaedc23c5695642413d158b054eacaddb89f81b55d.jpg

Dr PoroJun 26, 20161 votes

A sphere is the most stable, but very impractible to make because you can't use any straight bars for it. Therefore, an icosahedron, (which has 20 surfaces and looks like a sphere) is often used instead.

The DeckownerJun 26, 20161 votes

Pretty sure trahedron is the most stable against any force in general, sphere is stronger when pressure at one point, so trahedron is more stable overall.

underscores222Jun 27, 20162 votes

If that were true, our pressure vessels would be tetrahedron shaped. Since they are spherical, one can assume that is the strongest form. I can do the math and explain the theory if you want, but be prepared for senior level engineering discourses about stress risers, shear strength, and materials.

Not Too SeriousJun 26, 20167 votes

Makes sense. Why else would Final boss Veigar do a billion damage to tanks with his ultimate?

ShyvauniJun 26, 20165 votes

"But why a spoon cousin? Why not an axe or something?"

"It's dull you twit! It'll hurt more!"

VesarixxJun 26, 20165 votes

What's the point of all that power if you can't slap people with your balls

alfavhunterJun 26, 20165 votes

Because she has the balls to not care what is most effective, because it's still effective

AspynnJun 26, 20165 votes

That would be an interesting idea for arcade Syndra, with pixel-y effects and just large pixel qs, like minecraft blocks or something lol

Pika FoxJun 26, 20163 votes

Cubes cant Teabag the enemy team.

TahyanaJun 26, 20162 votes

Because she likes having the biggest balls of them all? Because she likes big balls and she cannot lie? Because she likes to say she's ballin'?

I'll stop now. [slayer-jinx-catface]

Mad King HadesJun 26, 20162 votes

I feel less masculine because of you.

Vistha KaiJun 26, 20162 votes

A few things:

It's a stable form of condensed magic.
She feels no attachment to them, aka she doesn't care to make different. She is capable of doing it, however.
Initial summoning causes damage by sapping magic out of surrounding area, shape doesn't matter.

PS. http://i.imgur.com/TEipENv.jpg?noredirect