"I don't know, how do you even find clay or mortar?"

There were things Tommy knew because he'd studied them (which was a recent thing, him and studying). There were things he knew because of instinct to (because sometimes powers like his had to come with that so you didn't hurt yourself with them). And there was just things Tommy hadn't the slightest clue about.

"All I know about materials like that is I can basically tell how strong they are, and how heat proof I guess."