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So much for wolverine's longevity.

• stephengillie 10y ago
  Would it be possible to coat a human bone with this new alloy?
  • jm547ster 10y ago
    Are you planning on becoming Wolverine?
    • stephengillie 10y ago
      No, I'm too tall.
      • uep 10y ago
        Don't give up so easily. According to Marvel[1], Wolverine is only 5'3, but Hugh Jackman played him at 6'2. For me, the most surprising stat from that page is that he weighs 195 lbs without the metal skeleton, and 300lbs with. He must be insanely stocky for that height. 1. http://marvel.com/characters/66/wolverine http://marvel.com/characters/66/wolverine
        • twic 10y ago
          He has at least 80 lbs of sideburns.
        • Aelinsaar 10y ago
          Fun fact: Australians are naturally taller, as a result of being suspended upside-down on the bottom of the planet! unreliable narrator
    • oblio 10y ago
      I think that the defining characteristic for Wolverine is the regeneration rate, not the metallic skeleton (which has as a prerequisite the regeneration rate).
  • dogma1138 10y ago
    The bone is a living organ coating it with stuff can kill it. I think there was a darpa paper about surrounding bones with carbon nano tube meshes that would renforce them, prevent or reduce shattering and could be used as an internal cast with minimal fixture but I hope we never get to that point.
    • Teever 10y ago
      Why do you hope that we never get to that point?
  • ohyes 10y ago
    Would be pointless, the coating would just wear off.