The Black Flash Problem

One of the most iconic aspects of the Jujutsu Kaisen power system is the moment when cursed energy flashes black. Black flash is like a critical hit that occurs when the delay between physical strike and cursed energy application becomes incredibly small. This results in the black flash having increased damage potential compared to what the strike would have been without black flash occurring. This increase is described by raising the initial attack force to the power of 2.5. The power of exponential growth means that this is a large increase over the base attack in most cases, maybe even too large... This video explains and explores the unintended consequences of using an exponent of 2.5 for the black flash calculation and the effects it had on the story's power scaling.