why can't we be like Wolverine?

[tonym911]

Often wondered why pro footballers at the highest level don't have all their foot and leg bones replaced by titanium ones. That would completely do away with the risk of them being laid off for weeks through injury.

Cost wouldn't be an issue. Any medical reasons against it?

[slopes]

tonym911 said:

Often wondered why pro footballers at the highest level don't have all their foot and leg bones replaced by titanium ones. That would completely do away with the risk of them being laid off for weeks through injury.

Cost wouldn't be an issue. Any medical reasons against it?

Medical reason i don't know about, but i sure as hell bet there will be st loads of ethical ones

[WorAl]

tonym911 said:

all their foot and leg bones replaced by titanium ones
Cost wouldn't be an issue.

LOL OK then. I'll tell you what, you can pay for my legs and feet to be done and I'll be the Guinea Pig.

[chim]

You would die, very quickly, the bone contains marrow, it the marrow that creates new blood cells. You would be rather fked rather quickly without a fresh supply.

[tonym911]

chim said:

You would die, very quickly, the bone contains marrow, it the marrow that creates new blood cells. You would be rather fked rather quickly without a fresh supply.

But bones are replaced by metal ones, are they not? Is there a marrow-determined limit to the number that can be replaced?

[Watchman]

Wolverine still has his original bones - they're just encased in adamantium.

[Sam the Mut]

chim said:

You would die, very quickly, the bone contains marrow, it the marrow that creates new blood cells. You would be rather fked rather quickly without a fresh supply.

but do we need all are bones to make enough marrow?

[AdYa]

Sam the Mut said:

chim said:

You would die, very quickly, the bone contains marrow, it the marrow that creates new blood cells. You would be rather fked rather quickly without a fresh supply.

but do we need all are bones to make enough marrow?

No, by adult hood long bones cease to be sites of erythropoiesis

[TotalControl]

Watchman said:

Wolverine still has his original bones - they're just encased in adamantium.

This.

[DrTre]

TotalControl said:

Watchman said:

Wolverine still has his original bones - they're just encased in adamantium.

This.

Can I case mine in nikkershawium?

[Pesty]

Could be wrong here but dont things like muscles/tendons have to attach to bones?

Pretty sure it would be hard to attach them to metal.

[andrew_huxtable]

TotalControl said:

Watchman said:

Wolverine still has his original bones - they're just encased in adamantium.

This.

fk sake, imagine not seeing the films xmen films

[tonym911]

All reet, wish I'd never mentioned Wolverine now, forget about him, I reckon the big footy clubs should investigate this as a sensible precaution against injuries, given the money that's washing around in football these days. Plus the titanium-boned players could really go in for tackles 100% knowing they're not going to get injured. They'd be able to play out of their skins, as it were.

[JB!]

Pretty sure there are 2 different versions of his transformation in the X Men films.

[DrTre]

I reckon they should stop making boots out of diaphanous fairy leather, which is pretty much the issue.

[tonym911]

Carbon fibre bones would be another possibility. They could be fitted with chips to show stresses etc, a potentially useful research project?

[Pesty]

tonym911 said:

All reet, wish I'd never mentioned Wolverine now, forget about him, I reckon the big footy clubs should investigate this as a sensible precaution against injuries, given the money that's washing around in football these days. Plus the titanium-boned players could really go in for tackles 100% knowing they're not going to get injured. They'd be able to play out of their skins, as it were.

Not sure if serious

You are aware there are other types of injury than breaks?

Most footballers don't break bones.


How many shin bones have been broken in teh history of football? 3 maybe?

[Pixel Pusher]

tonym911 said:

All reet, wish I'd never mentioned Wolverine now, forget about him......

Nooo....you're onto something here. They could be made to have the Wolverine hair as well.

[tonym911]

Pesty said:

tonym911 said:

All reet, wish I'd never mentioned Wolverine now, forget about him, I reckon the big footy clubs should investigate this as a sensible precaution against injuries, given the money that's washing around in football these days. Plus the titanium-boned players could really go in for tackles 100% knowing they're not going to get injured. They'd be able to play out of their skins, as it were.

Not sure if serious

You are aware there are other types of injury than breaks?

Most footballers don't break bones.


How many shin bones have been broken in teh history of football? 3 maybe?

Ooh I think you're a bit off there, there's been loads of major leg breaks and loads of metatarsal breaks.

[JB!]

Pixel Pusher said:

Nooo....you're onto something here. They could be made to have the Wolverine hair as well.