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Talk:Acid secretion
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| Thompson, Jr. notes that Cushing can "generate corrosive fluid". | |
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Why was this moved without discussion? "Corrosive fluid generation" seems to be more precisely drawn from the novel. They say he "generates corrosive fluid" that's "like acid reflux". That's not the same as saying it is acid, and it's worth noting that not all corrosive substances are acids. The new name seems both speculative and "outranked" by the old name.--Hardvice (talk) 16:39, 6 May 2008 (EDT)
- I sorta wondered that too since they explicitly say "generate corrosive fluid", but acid sounded cooler so I didn't wanna start anything. >_> --NellaBishop 18:08, 6 May 2008 (EDT)
- I wasn't the one to rename it, but I see why and agree with the rename. Since "acid reflux" is mentioned, "acid" does come from an equally near-canon source. While it's true that not all corrosive fluids are acidic, it seems that the fluid Cushing secretes is.
- Bases (the alternative to acids for corrosive fluids) as I know them don't dissolve metal that fast; my guess is that Cushing secretes is maybe hydroflouric acid or more likely a super acid if it actually burnt skin (HF affects bone, not skin). It's important to note that not all corrosive substances are fluids. Certain plasmas, such as oxygen/argon plasma are more corrosive than even the best super acid, but the key point is that they aren't fluids at room temperature and the canon source says he only generates fluids.
- Wikipedia has a good primer on corrosive fluids. It is common to label a corrosive substance as acidic. In addition, acid generation is listed as a comic book superpower on Wikipedia, and by Marvel (Anarchist, Zeitgeist and Man-Thing).
- And although the artist's viewpoint is a less important source on the tier, Ryan has mentioned that Atkins calls the ability "acid hands".--MiamiVolts (talk) 18:30, 6 May 2008 (EDT)