r/ATLA • u/Kendeaux • 6d ago

Discussion Desalinate water?

Maybe this has been asked, but what do you think? Could a Waterbender desalinate water? Could an Earthbender desalinate water?

What about an Earthbender and a Waterbemder? Together, could they desalinate water?

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u/Serious_Cucumber_767 6d ago

The most we see was during the painted lady, cant say for sure that it included the salt when Katara and Toph separated the muck from the river water.

We do know crystals and minerals are bendable so salt might not be far off, id gander it be at the difficulty higher/next to sand bending being granular in size and malleability.