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In show they created Mecha before a Plane. Even though they have created plane but still use airship. They have tanks 50 years before any cars. They created a complex drill machine before other thing.

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[โ€“] hellofriend 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Air nomads didn't attack other nations, but they were attacked at least once. And it would have made sense to develop techniques that allowed them to maximize maneuverability in combat. Either way, it doesn't matter if they actually fought in the air. A military minded person would realize that being able to attack from the sky would be valuable, so just seeing a person flying would be enough to form a concept.

As for your bird remark... Bro, you ever seen a bird? Show me a bird the size and weight of a human. Of course they knew things could fly, just as we did. The difference is that they knew that humans could fly while we did not.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

To a fire bender, an air bender might as well be a whole other species. That was my point with the bird.