User blog comment:DaPowerofDaMind/Random thought/@comment-75.87.67.69-20130513203056

You're definitely right on the first thought; the strings aren't physical, actual strings. Just strings of energy that wind together to form matter. I suppose, theoretically you could use it like ki/chi/psi, but it would probably be dang near impossible. As for your second thought, it's definitely a valid idea.