I didn't ask if you were a science geek. You came up with that all by yourself. Good job, I guess.MCWagner wrote:Actually, not necessicarily. Not contradicting what you're saying, but Mystique could hardly have injected pure iron into the guard's body, therefore it was going in as an ion (Fe2+ or Fe3+) complexed with something, right? What if it wasn't a salt, but a chelated compound like EDTA? The chelation effectively renders the ion harmless (it's usually how they treat people who get iron poisoning) or at least slows down the effect so it's just killing his liver slowly.
Why yes, I am a science geek....why do you ask?
But anywho, since we are dealing with iron, they would use Deforxamine, the chelating treatment of choice for iron poisoning, which I guess, can be injected into the bloodstream. Absorbtion rates are slow so usually Deforxamine is taken orally or delivered through an IV solution, though. But Mystique pumped enough iron into him to allow Magneto to make three large marbles, which, even with a chelating agent is a bit much.
Also, once again having suffered from iron poisoning, I can tell you, that chelating and deforxamine treatment do not make you a merry person. Also, due the fact that your kidneys filter out the Deforxamine, your renal functions get all messed up, and urine turns a nice dark orange/red. It is all quite bothersome. If this was a real scenario, the guard probably wouldn't have come into work the next day. But then, he seemed the dedicated type....or did he?
Yet, this is an escapist flick, so in the long run it doesnt matter. And I doubt to many children will run home and try to inject iron into their bloodstream just to see what happens.
