| Francis Harvey’s Cordite | |
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Origin |
Francis Harvey |
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Type |
Cordite Explosive |
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Effects |
Absorbs and redirects explosions |
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Downsides |
Causes the user to disintegrate into molecules |
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Activation |
Proximity to explosions |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
28D-03A |
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Shelf |
855920-4536-753 |
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Date of Collection |
May 5, 1997 |
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Origin[]
Francis Harvey was an officer of the British Royal Marine Light Infantry during the First World War posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry during and sacrifice committed during the Battle of Jutland. Harvey became a naval artillery specialist and served commanding the gunnery on many large warships.
At Jutland, Harvey, although mortally wounded by German shellfire, ordered the magazine of Q turret on the battlecruiser Lion to be flooded. This action prevented the tons of cordite explosive stored there from catastrophically detonating and obliterating the vessel and its entire crew. Although he succumbed to his injuries seconds later, his dying act may have saved over a thousand lives.
Effects[]
Deactivates explosions by absorbing the kinetic and thermal energy into the body, causing the user to dissipate into displaced particles. Although the diffusion takes several minutes from explosive bang to divided particles, direct contact with large amounts of water will make the reaction complete itself in seconds.