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Oil secretion
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| Oil secretion | |
|---|---|
 Howie Kaplan throws oil from his hands. | |
| Held by: | Howie Kaplan |
| Ability to: | Secrete crude oil from one's hands |
Oil secretion is the ability to secrete crude oil from one's hands.
Characters
- Howie Kaplan is the only character known to have this ability. (Hanging By a Thread)
Limits
Howie Kaplan used this ability to throw oil at Rachel Mills and cause her to slip. He also seems to unknowingly ooze oil when in states of agitation, such as when his life was endangered.
Examples
Rachel Mills slips on Howie's oil.
(Hanging By a Thread)
Agitated, Howie seeps oil uncontrollably.
(Hanging By a Thread)
Other Examples
- A woman in Warren, Michigan, stops a purse snatcher by "creating an oil slick out of nothing". (Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World, Chapter 5)
Notes
- In an email, Jim Martin referred to Howie's ability saying, "It was intended to be crude oil--like an unrefined type of slick viscous lubricant that may (though it remains to be seen) serve as an alternate energy source."
See Also
- For the ability to secrete a highly corrosive fluid from one's hands, see acid secretion.