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On the mini-series in Manga, Enel goes to the moon. It's a side story titled
[Enel's Great Space
Operations](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_Great_Space_Operations).
How can he reach the moon?

  1. He goes to space where there is no air, how can he breathe? 

  2. It's a really long distance, the distance between earth and moon is 384,400 km (238,900 miles). And considering that _One Piece_ takes place in the [sixteenth century](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6843/when-does-one-piece-takes-place), the average speed of a ship at that time was less than 10 knot (18.52 kph/11.5 mph), it will take more than 2 years to reach the moon with a ship like that.

  3. Can't he just use his power to reach the moon? (I don't know if lightning can go through space or not, maybe Kizaru can do it better?)


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How can Enel reach the moon?


The problem I see is that you are using the logic of our history versus logic
of _One Piece_.

In the 16th century, they did not have ships that could travel in the air nor
in space for that matter.

  1. According to the [Wikia - Enel](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel),

> His mini-series suggests he does not need to breathe and can survive outside
> of the atmosphere. However, his electricity-based powers have no effect on
> certain substances such as rubber, making Luffy a formidable enemy, as he is
> immune to Enel's powers.

  2. You're using the logic of our history vs _One Piece_. The ship they used was the Ark Maxim which is a flying ship, stuff that we did not have in the 16th century. Also, Enel used his electricity powers to power the ship itself so it's possible to say that the ship could possibly reach very high speeds in space, there's nothing to slow down the ship. All they would need is a powerful thrust force to move in space, which can most likely be done using the chemical vats on the ship.

As the [Wikia - Ark Maxim](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ark_Maxim) states,

> The Maxim is capable of flight, even in space. Enel's electrical energy is
> her main power supply, while two hundred Jet Dials are used as a backup
> power supply to keep the ark in the air for an hour if something were to
> happen to the Ark's mechanism. Enel used the gold from the Shandora ruins as
> a conductor for his electricity.

The Wikia states this about the vats

> Enel can use Maxim to create massive lightning storms via a combination of
> chemical vats that produce storms clouds and his own lightning abilities.
> One of these thunderbolts is enough to burn down an entire village, and Enel
> can create a giant thundercloud that can destroy an entire island.

  3. I don't believe he can reach the moon just by his own power, wouldn't that imply that he could fly or teleport with his lightning powers. He does use his powers as previously stated only to fly the Ark Maxim to the moon though.


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We never see the ship running at its full speed as Enel was trying to get the
golden bell or wanted the extra gold before leaving Skypiea. Therefore, we
don't know its true speed, he also designed the ship showing a high level of
intellect.


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The breath dials. They blow out air enough to keep it in the air on earth for
a whole hour, that's a tremendous amount of force with which one can propel
themselves in space where there are minimal drag forces, allowing for that
force to make the ship go very very fast.

Considering how un-aerodynamic it is and how much metal is likely in it
(almost an entire city of gold's worth), it would likely have around as much
or more force than our spaceflights use to blast off into space. Also,
considering that's a whole hour of constant use, it's quite possible it's more
"fuel" that our spaceships have, thus allowing for the actual speed issue to
be resolved.

As for the why he can't use lightning, lightning cannot travel through the
vacuum of space due to a lack of any "medium" with which to flow through, like
Enel does through the air, metal, or otherwise, since to varying degrees, they
allow for a flow of electrons. However, it is difficult to expect electrons to
flow through, what is to my knowledge, emptiness.

Assuming Enel isn't an exception in the no-air, no-food, etc. and that he
intended to bring people with him, there must have either been a legitimate
reason for not only him but also even him intending to bring Nami into space.
Otherwise, it is just "plot armor" and they just don't want real-world logic
to apply for some stuff.


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It has been theorized that the moon is within the planet's atmosphere. I
believe I heard it from a YouTuber and don't know if it is plausible. It would
have many problems with physics and such, but considering it is a manga and
they got to the moon with balloons, it goes against logic either way.


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