Teen Injects Mercury Into His Arm to Become Wolverine
In a bizarre attempt to transform into Marvel’s Wolverine, a 15-year-old boy in 2015 broke open a thermometer and injected mercury into his arm. Rushed to the hospital, doctors initially suspected substance abuse, but the true reason behind his dangerous act soon came to light. Want to know more about this wild story? Keep reading below! 👇
Wolverine is one of the most beloved characters in the Marvel universe.
As you can imagine, Marvel fans love him quite a lot. However, the incident we're about to tell you might make you say, 'This kind of love shouldn't exist.'
In 2015, a 15-year-old boy injected himself with mercury three times in an attempt to transform into Wolverine!
As you might expect, after this, the boy was rushed to the hospital. Initially suspected of being a drug addict and referred to psychiatry, his situation was actually quite different. The boy developed trauma in his forearm due to the mercury, but aside from that, he appeared to be in good health.
At the psychiatric center, the boy admitted that he had injected mercury into himself after breaking a thermometer, confessing that he wanted to transform into Wolverine.
He had likely been inspired by comic book characters like Mercury, who can melt and solidify at will due to mercury-like blood, or Wolverine, whose bones are coated with adamantium.
Further investigations revealed that the boy's obsession with becoming a superhero was not new.
Previously, he had even intentionally let a spider bite him in an attempt to become Spider-Man! Now, back to the mercury case… Tests showed that the mercury had only been injected under the skin, not into his veins. The damaged skin was removed and replaced with a thick skin graft.
Doctors also pointed out that mercury is commonly used in suicide attempts.
The report stated, 'Other unusual cases of self-injected mercury include a 14-year-old boxer who injected metallic mercury thinking it would enhance his sports performance and individuals who believed mercury injections would improve their sexual prowess.'
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