How Much Power Does Magneto Need to Rip Iron from Blood? (Because Science w/ Kyle Hill)

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Magneto proves he’s one of the most powerful mutants in X2 X-Men United when he pulls iron out of a guard, but how powerful of a magnetic field would he need to do that? Kyle has the bloody details on this week's Because Science!

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[Demotivational_Monarch]

Ferrokinesis-the ability to manipulate metal
Warning:may cause death and levitation of nearby frogs

[Abdega]

6:30 So Magneto could just turn anybody into a mutant anyway?
He didn’t need that machine in the first movie?

[AnduNinicu]

the most epic " Because science " line ever !

[ericallinger]

I love how powerful some characters are when you put a realistic spin on it. Just with one simple sounding ability like control over magnetic fields they become as powerful as the strongest shit in our universe.

[gmajor]

I always thought it was silly writing in that movie to have Magneto in a plastic cell as a means of preventing him from escaping. His magnetic powers should have enabled him to attract metal from hundreds of miles away so no prison on earth should have been able to hold him. Some sort of power damping device would have made a lot more sense.

[iandrewtv]

"do you hear that, Charles?!" 😂😂😂

[AnnaCeleste]

That honestly makes Magneto even. More terrifying, the idea that he could be so powerful he could manipulate anything at an atomic level.

[fedebecca]

Or... Mystique could have injected the guard with iron nanopallets coated with a bio-compatible coating. the iron would not react with the blood, and still move through the body

[tethyseternal]

According to lore he can 'control' AND 'manipulate' magnetic fields. so he may not be applying a uniform magnetic field to extract the iron from the blood. Seeing as he is near/omega level, he may be able to oscillate and/or direct the field to only interact with the molecules in the blood.

[deusexaethera]

Personally, I think Marvel missed a golden opportunity when they named the X-Men's archvillain "Magneto" instead of "Magento". Magento could be a supervillain who can make anything change color to hot-pink, including Wolverine's adamantium claws, causing him to question his masculinity and suffer a complete emotional breakdown.

[BORRRK]

*They call me the Master of Magnetism. That moniker describes but a fraction of my capabilities.*

[ALPHACIPHER]

*YOU HEAR THAT CHARLES?! ITS NAMED AFTER ME, MAGNE-*

[Derek_Baumgartner]

Best part of this one:

random interjections of

YA HEAR THAT CHARLES?

[nigeldepledge]

No, no, no and no.

Our bodies are great at hoovering up iron when it's in the Fe (II) or Fe (III) oxidation states; but abysmally poor at converting Fe (0) (i.e., iron metal) into a water-soluble form. That process you assume to occur would take months, not merely a couple of hours.

Since the injection Mystique applied was grey, not green or red, we know that the iron was indeed in the form of iron metal. We also know that it was in sufficiently small particles that it remained suspended in whatever carrier fluid Mystique used. Since Mystique needed the guard to be fit for work the next day, let's assume it was dextro-saline solution. On this basis, the iron suspension would easily mix with blood in any of the myriad capillaries in the gluteus maximus muscle.

Thus, magneto didn't need to be neutron-star strong. The injected iron in the guard's blood would have been as nano-scale particles of metallic iron.

[BlankKnightt]

...Obviously, he got the line wrong, it was supposed to be "too much iron in your butt"...

[charleslee]

"Butt Iron" -- that could be a good band name.

[brycejonathan]

Me and my friend watching this.
Friend: "Why would he make this video? Doesnt this just ruin movies for people who watch this show?"

Me: "Analyzing different senses from movies and dissecting what would really happen is magnitudes more fun than just taking the movie at face value."

Friend:"I dont get it."

Me: "I dont't get you."

[ronaldtempel]

Still this has left me with one question. What if the iron injected into the guard wasn't pure iron, but instead an iron compound that doesn't react with the body. The magnetic field created by Magneto should be able to extract it as long as the compound is magnetic and does not react to human cells. Right?

What that compound consists of? No idea, I'm no chemist.

[ricardolouage]

Doesn't that mean that Risotto is about as powerful as magneto?

[ironman]

Magnetokinesis: Magneto has a near-limitless control of all forms of magnetism, whether natural or artificial, to manipulate any metal. He can manipulate magnetic fields at the planetary level.

Generating Magnetic Force Fields: He is able to generate a forcefield capable of repelling forces equivalent to a nuclear attack. He has successfully defended himself against Thor and his hammer Mjolnir, Iron Man's impressive array of weapons and the wielders of the Phoenix force. He has single-handedly fought against entire teams of heroes and villains.

Magnetic Flight: By connecting himself to the magnetic field of the Earth, Magneto is capable of flight at supersonic speeds. He can also repel himself against the metals in the surface of a planet if the planet has no intrinsic magnetic field.

Molecular matter manipulation: His magnetic field manipulations are so powerful he can reorder the molecular structure of matter by manipulating the electromagnetic force bonds.

His control of his magnetic powers is so precise, he can manipulate the iron in a human's blood, causing aneurysms, strokes or heart attacks. He is even able to create a magnetic field strong enough to suppress the power of thought by suppressing the brain's electromagnetic field. It is likely the same magnetic field which makes him more resistant to psionic abilities.

This is not an all inclusive list of Magneto's powers, it is designed to simply give you a matter of comparison against a device such as an MRI machine; there is NO CONTEST.