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Originally posted by Vanlore
Thermal energy per particle is also called the average translational kinetic energy possessed by free particles given by equipartition of energy.Thermal energy is the difference between the internal energy of an object and the amount that it would have at absolute zero. It includes the quantity of kinetic energy due to the motion of the internal particles of an object, and is increased by heating and reduced by cooling.
His power is to manipulate (Slow Down or possibly stop) Internal energy which is the total of the kinetic energy due to the motion of molecules (translational, rotational, vibrational) and the potential energy associated with the vibrational and electric energy of atoms within molecules or crystals. It includes the energy in all of the chemical bonds, and the energy of the free, conduction electrons in metals.
All forms of consciousness are housed on the Astral Plane, and all commands are issued from there through the brain as a proxy - for most people. But for psionics of various kinds, they're able to essentially "bypass the middleman" and directly communicate to and from the Astral Plane. In that case, a physical brain is unnecessary - and that's been shown many times by people such as the Shadow King, or Xavier when his physical body died and existed solely on the Astral Plane. Bobby is classified as a psionic - so a physical brain is unnecessary for communicating with the physical world from the astral plane, where his consciousness is stored. So again, you're questioning from an incorrect pretext.
I know what Kinetic energy is, it has many forms, heat, electircal etc.
The point is Iceman is limited to reducing the thermal energy within particles i.e. stopping the vibration of particles within their localized movements, he is not psychokinetic like Manchester Black.
Further he does this via water, manipulating the thermal energy in the H20 molcules. His manipulation of the thermal energy in H2O molecules is why he is called Iceman. He doesn't manipualte particles directly, he manipulates thermal energy via H2O molecules.
Regardless, Supes can pretty much hydolyse those water molecules and he can split them at the atmoic level. He also has psionc control over his own molecules.