The video from the Game Theory series explores the possibility that the Chaos Emeralds in the Sonic the Hedgehog games are not actually emeralds. The host, MatPat, examines the characteristics of emeralds and compares them to the Chaos Emeralds, concluding that they do not match. He then searches for a gemstone that could match the properties of the Chaos Emeralds, including their ability to generate and store electricity, and finds that quartz crystals fit the description. The video also delves into the Sonic lore, exploring the origins of the Chaos Emeralds and the possibility that they could be connected to radioactive decay on the planet Mobius. Ultimately, MatPat proposes that the Chaos Emeralds are likely quartz crystals, which come in a variety of colors and have the ability to generate and store electricity.
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1. The Super Saiyan form premiered in the manga issue of Dragon Ball Z in August 1991.
2. Sonic was originally released in June 1991.
3. The Super Sonic form debuted in Sonic 2 in 1992.
4. Emeralds are classified as a specific type of gemstone.
5. A gemstone is a crystal composed of a single mineral.
6. Emeralds are specifically a crystalline form of the mineral called Beryl.
7. The color of an emerald is what distinguishes it from other gemstones, such as aquamarine.
8. Emeralds are green and get their color from small amounts of chromium.
9. The Chaos Emeralds in the Sonic games are not actually emeralds.
10. The Chaos Emeralds are power sources and can absorb power as well as provide it.
11. The Chaos Emeralds can be recharged through the Earth's power.
12. There are seven Chaos Emeralds, each with a different color.
13. The colors of the Chaos Emeralds are red, green, blue, cyan, purple, yellow, and gray.
14. Red beryl is about 150,000 times as rare as diamond.
15. Red beryl can sell for as much as $141,000 per ounce.
16. Purple variety of beryl does not exist in nature.
17. Quartz crystals have piezo electric properties.
18. Quartz crystals can create an electric charge and store an electric charge.
19. Quartz crystals can be recharged.
20. Quartz crystals come in a variety of colors, including clear, yellow, red, blue, teal, pink, and purple.
21. Green quartz is the rarest form of naturally occurring colored quartz crystal.
22. According to Sonic lore, the planet Mobius is Earth tens of thousands of years in the future.
23. Quartz crystals are commonly used in circuit boards for their ability to store a charge.
24. The Master Emerald is a larger gemstone that can absorb the charges of the other Chaos Emeralds.
25. The official Sonic origin story is that DNA from the former human population merged with the DNA from the animal kingdom to form modern-day Mobians.