Clearly Rand's been remembering tricks from Lews Therin. It doesn't show how smart he is, because he didn't discover the trick.
He taught the Asha'man this trick back in CoS. He used it to attack and follow Sammael.
IMO this is BS's way of showing the AS contingent something ... men can indeed teach women

Domani Drag Queen in the White Tower ... Aran'gar watch out!
What was the point of a certain scene involving Nynaeve
28/11/2009 09:57:25 PM
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Haven't we already seen other tricks for this?
28/11/2009 10:41:08 PM
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It can only be #3
29/11/2009 04:22:52 AM
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Well he's known the trick for a while
29/11/2009 06:24:28 PM
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Number three sounds good, but I also thought when I read it that...
29/11/2009 10:13:18 PM
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3 and 5: to get Nynaeve thinking about what Rand knows vs. what LTT is contributing. *NM*
30/11/2009 01:51:13 AM
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To show that Rand is a more intuitive channeler than Nynaeve is in some areas.
30/11/2009 04:45:51 PM
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