Not sure if this is the right place. . . So forgive me.
With all this talk of his power being lame and having free time on hand. . . . I figured I'd look what the science says. . . I figured I'd start with the maddest incarnation New Sun. Who has the greatest control over turning potential energy into kinetic and making stuff go boom. I assumed he'd be able to release 100% of the energy locked in matter (seeing as he has absolute control over kinetic energy). So looked that up apparently the max theorized energy in 1 kg of matter (Sorry metric) has 21. 5 megatons of energy (he maximum theoretical yield from 1 kg of matter by converting all of the mass into energy (by mass–energy equivalence, E = mc2) yields 89. 8 petajoules or the equivalent of 21. 5 megatons of TNT. No practical method (He's a mutant who needs practical) of total conversion exists today, such as combining 500 grams of matter with 500 grams of antimatter. However, in the case of proton–antiproton annihilation, approximately 50% of the released energy will escape in the form of neutrinos, which are almost undetectable. Electron–positron annihilation events emit their energy entirely as gamma rays. ). . . or very roughly 2 Hiroshima bombs in a 1. 8 g playing card. . . (kind of see why he wanted to Nerf that down. . . accidentally fully charge a card and boom no more New Orleans).
Then I figured well lets look at his ability to speed up objects what kind of damage could that inflict. No reference is made as to how much he can speed up things. So I assumed with his power being kinetic energy (speed of electrons all that) I'd link it to the speed of electricity which runs between 50-99% the speed of light (300,000,000m/s). I settled on 70% of the max which is about the speed electricity moves through cables. At that speed a 10 gram object would impact with the force of 220,500,000,000,000 joules or 0. 05 megatons (about 3 Hiroshima bombs)(I got that massive number with this formula 0. 5*0. 01kg*210,000,000m/s^2, Kinetic energy formula is joules = 1/2 * Mass (KG) * m/s^2) I started to figure out why he doesn't use a kinetically charged rail gun rifle effort. . . . . So new son = stupidly op. . . At this point of stupidly over powerful I tried to figure out normal gambit. . . .
Using a 1. 8 g playing card carrying the force of 100 grams of tnt which works out at 372,333 joules per gram (Based on 6,702 joules per 1 g of tnt). I worked out he only has 0. 000000414% of new sons max potential. . . . I wonder if he's holding back.
After this I gave up as the math was crazy and the idea of a man hauling around nuclear bomb equivalent cards / bullets seemed op even by comic standards. I decided current Gambit is plenty powerful and if he really wanted well we are all screwed.
Seriously can anyone tell me how much of an objects potential energy Gambit can tap.