Feedback/Comments: White House First Blood

[Christine MacTaggart]

I have a question. It stated that Magneto destroyed the security cameras with a blast of his power. That being the case, how are there any videos?

can someone explain that to me?

[Hank McCoy]

You have to remember that Fury has access to technology that's top of the line. And Magneto was, perhaps, either too linear in his thinking or unconcerned with anything except the immediate reaction.

It's not at all unheard of with current real technology to get satellite photography that can isolate a license plate number on a car. Factor in unconventional sources - readings made in infrared or ultraviolet, by lasers, echolocation, radar....probably hundreds of things you'd never expect. Then throw all that data at a sophisticated computer system and let it combine the evidence and recreate it in 3d. They could probably answer the question about whether or not Magneto wears boxers or briefs and reconstruct the undigested contents of his stomach to determine what he ate for breakfast.

[taeladragonfox]

True, however I thought that Mastermind's power came from creating illusions within the minds of others. I did not think that these extended to electronic methods of recording things.

Also, wouldn't the damage patterns be different? A camera taken out my electrostatic or magnetic waves is bound to have damage patterns different than if that same camera had been destroyed by a telekenetic force.

Now that I think about it, wouldn't *all* of the damage patterns be different than what the supposed attackers would create?

~Why would Storm have a pole, when she can control weather?

~I was under the impression that Cyclops' beams were more like a solid, burning punch than the explosions that Gambit creates. Well, unless said beams hit gas tanks.

~Beast does not have plasma beams. How would they explain his sudden use of them?

Burn patterns and such can't be changed by illusions, so your basic criminal lab would be able to tell you that the cameras have been taught to lie.

^_^ Man, I get way to nitpicky at times!

[Hank McCoy]

You're assuming one element that would make all the rest of your questions make perfect sense.

You're assuming that whoever is interpreting the evidence is doing so in a fair, honest or objective manner.

Would anyone have a reason not to? If so....who? And why?

Pay attention to the Triskelion posts this week.

You'll find all of your answers and more.

[Jubilee]

Rahne is going to cry when she finds out that you're 'dead', Hank.

Good. I can work with angst, and the werewolf has been surprisingly free of it for one of my characters.

;D

Fury is a cunning, annoying SOB. But I still like him. We ever going to find out who suppressed the evidence, or do we just assume the Powers That Be did it because they could? And that they hated mutants.

Man, I loved being evil and a part of this thread. Being a catalyst kicks megabutt.