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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And then there was that guy who ingested radium like a supplement and his jaw decayed. He was bulletproof, however. And he had laser beam eyes. It’s sort of a mixed bag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Byers

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    Wow, that was a wild read. I kept going to see if the man responsible for Radithor would get his after finding out it made him rich.

    Tap for spoilerNo legal justice but ...

    Bailey died of bladder cancer ... his body was exhumed nearly 20 years later, it was ... "ravaged by radiation".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._A._Bailey#Death

    I guess it's a good example of Hanlon's razor, "Don't attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity"

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago*

    This does sound like a Marvel mutant? I think his name was "Furnace"? He had no jaw and his chest was flaming energy?

    Edit: That was not his name:

    Jono Starsmore, also known as Chamber, is a mutant who possesses mutant abilities including the generation and manipulation of concussive blasts of psionic energy from a furnace in his chest, telepathy for communication and mental manipulation.

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