Pneumatic syringe
| Pneumatic syringe | |
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| First mentioned: | How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1 |
| Owned by: | AWI |
| Current status: | Many are destroyed in the Pharmatech Industrial Building fire. At least one is in the possession of Hana Gitelman |
The pneumatic syringe is a medical instrument designed for injecting radioisotopes into animals for tracking purposes. The AWI uses the device to inject tracking isotopes into evolved humans they have captured. The device leaves the mark on individuals who have received the injection.
About
Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 1
In a cabin in the desert, Hana shows Ted blueprints for the needle.
Graphic Novel:How Do You Stop an Exploding Man?, Part 2
Ted travels to Billings, MT, and forces his way into the Pharmatech Industrial Building. Inside a room stockpiled with the weapon, Ted is confronted by a Pharmatech scientist who wields one at him in. Ted takes control and demands information about the hypo gun. The scientist tells Ted that the gun is used to inject wild animals with a radioactive isotope that allows them to be tracked. Ted, infuriated, burns down the building.
Unexpected
Hana shows Ted blueprints for the needle. Later, the two of them meet in a cemetery with Matt Parkman and show the device to him, explaining what it does.
Notes
- The pneumatic syringe has also been called a "hypo gun" and a "needle".
Gallery
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A Pharmatech scientist tells Ted that the hypo gun is used to inject wild animals for tracking. -
The Pharmatech Industrial Building stockpiles the weapon. -
Hana shows Ted the blueprints for the syringe... -
...which include dimensions and descriptions for assembly. -
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...including technical diagrams. -
Matt takes a look at the pneumatic syringe.
