Why does Avatar: The Last Airbender have a mathematically perfect magic system? How can I identify this element of the story as ‘perfect’? And why am I even talking about math?

Well, I identify Avatar’s magic system as mathematically perfect for a lot of reasons. It’s simple, philosophically-historically-linked background, how it fits snugly into a diagram, and how it’s used in a story. In this video I’ll go through all of the facets, please take a look.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

3:07 History

5:18 Magic Systems and Logic

9:12 The Elements

15:32 Conclusion