Pokemon: LumineonAbility: Left For Dead
Left For Dead is an ability that allows the user to make water glow. Yes, I actually thought up this power and liked it simply for its aesthetic appeal, but it has a dark, physical chemistry-related secret. When the user makes water glow, he/she is actually producing radioactive chemicals within the water (Usually, it's radium and its isotopes). Radium is highly radioactive and causes cells to die or continue growing to the point that they harm other cells. Radium can also degenerate into radon gas which, when inhaled or ingested, replaces calcium in the bones, causing a condition known as aplastic anemia (Lack of blood caused by lack of bone marrow). It is also capable of causing cancer! Lumineon knows the dangers of this ability (She sees Marie Curie as an idol), and always handles it with care (Canceling out her power if the water gets too close to her body).
Aplastic anaemia, cool =D
ReplyDelete*just heard the term today*
Indeed, sometimes your posts are... educative. XD
A lot of these biological stuff, I actually learned from wikipedia. For this one, I was like:
ReplyDelete-Ok...she can make water glow...what can I do with that?
-Hey, glowing water is usually radioactive right? Let's use that!
-How does a person react to radiation? I don't feel like going with the Hollywood 'melting into a green puddle' thing.
-Wiki radiation. Read effects on human cells.
-Discover radium.
-Research more on radium.
-Finalize ability.
Ooooh, that's cool. You can actually add more knowledge by doing something you like =D
ReplyDeleteIt's kinda what you gotta do when you want to keep people interested in your creations. You gotta entertain and tell of interesting things they probably never knew about.
ReplyDeleteit's the drive behind my constant research~