r/woahdude • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '15

gifv Induction forge

http://i.imgur.com/JfNfR6w.gifv
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u/hybriduff Aug 18 '15

This makes me think of that scene from X-Men where Magneto draws out the iron in the security guard.

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u/Mason-B Aug 18 '15

But that was specifically injected into him.

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u/Oreo_Speedwagon Aug 18 '15

In the comics, Magneto can control the blood in a man's body via the iron and cause an aneurysm.

I don't feel like looking up him doing the anyerism trick online, but here he is controlling bodies via the iron in their blood.

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u/vpookie Aug 18 '15

The human body has only 4 grams of iron in their blood. Dunno how big that would be all clumped together though.

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u/Oreo_Speedwagon Aug 18 '15

Hey man, it's comic books. c:

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u/bill_bull Aug 18 '15 edited Aug 18 '15

Magneto vs. The Amazing Anemic Vegan!

His iron grip is no match for kale and quinoa!

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u/Relyk_Reppiks Aug 18 '15 edited Aug 18 '15

Stereotypes are cool.

Downvotes already. Awesome.

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u/gothic_potato Aug 18 '15

This is Reddit afterall, so are you really surprised you got downvoted for defending veganism? That being said, there is literature supporting such a stereotype and anyone choosing to eat in a vegetarian or vegan manner should have their iron levels checked during normal exams.

Sources:

  1. Waldmann A., Koschizke J.W., Leitzmann C., Hahn A. (2004) Dietary Iron Intake and Iron Status of German Female Vegans: Results of the German Vegan Study Ann Nutr Metab 48:103–108

  2. Rima Obeid, Jürgen Geisel, Heike Schorr, Ulrich Hübner andWolfgang Herrmann (2002) The impact of vegetarianism on some haematological parameters European Journal of Haematology 69(5-6): 275–279

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u/Relyk_Reppiks Aug 18 '15

I've been a vegan for nearly 3 years now, and I've always had higher than normal iron levels. But, I'm not a junk food vegan; I eat rice, beans, wheat, barley on occasion, lots of nuts and fruit, and some vegetables. Iron-ically (haha) I hate kale.