Consumed
Both words in one sentence
- As he told Tosh over radio, the fact that this body was already dead meant that he wouldn't die quickly from the massive dose of radioactivity but instead would be trapped inside his body while it was slowly being consumed by the radioactive waste shredding his cells.
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During a period in Superman comics when Applied Phlebotinum had reinvented Metropolis as a 64th century ultra-city, the sewers were a vast network of extremely clean looking waterways, patrolled by genetically engineered creatures who consumed the city's waste and tasted like chicken.
Source: Absurdly Spacious Sewer - Shorter barrels translate directly to a bigger bang, since much of the gunpowder hasn't yet been consumed by the time the bullet clears the muzzle (it also explains another reason short barrels reduce projectile velocity; bigger bang means more powder going to waste).
Source: Bang, Bang, BANG
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