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Grrl Power #901 - Apparently you can stop the rock
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I know, Sydney asking if Concretia can do marble lends credence to the suspicion that she is or is related to the Marble Maiden, referenced around... uh... hmm. I don't actually recall. At some point early in the comic. I think.
Oh! There she is. #366. I thought she showed up waaaay before that. Anyway, Sydney was either actually sleuthing or just being chatty.
I always want to write "Mohs scale" as "Moh's scale" because in my mind, presumably, a guy named "Moh" invented it. Cement is a six or seven, which surprised me, as I don't usually think of cement as being particularly strong. Well, sure, you can drive and walk and pogo-stick on it, but it's also the primary component of rubble, so I tend to think of it as being a bit crumbly, especially around the edges.
Still, I wouldn't want to be punched or elbow dropped by someone with a solid concrete body.
Now, one might think that Sydney is too young to reference the Herculoids or non-Netflix Voltron or Robotech or Sleestaks or Tom Baker Doctor era stuff, but you see, her father is quite the nerd and raised her right, introduced her to a huge library of shows. Anyone with kids under 15 (or I guess anyone reading the comic who isn't old enough to vote) knows it's tough to start off on Avatar (the movie), Lord of the Rings, and even stuff like Star Trek Discovery, then try and get them interested in 50 year old British sci-fi, so Sydney's dad (also named Sydney, if you recall) introduced her to the sci-fi/fantasy catalog in mostly chronological order.
That said, I think Sydney is probably too young (and entirely the wrong gender) to have watched any of those "Young, sexy woman (YSW) who doesn't realize she's sexy and is probably a student or a cop, has stripper sister who gets killed so YSW has to go undercover at the strip club, as a stripper of course, in order to solve the case/avenge her sister." movies, so admittedly it's a bit of an odd reference for her. Still, the subgenre of femsploitation where a woman is forced to become a stripper is common enough that it would get referenced in other media like comics, sit-coms, MST3K/Rifftrax, etc., so it's not like she couldn't have stumbled across the idea before.
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akrasia
Short answer: the aggregate 'filler' in concrete can be any number of things, which can affect the color of the end result. Concrete can be purposely colored with dyes and pigments, frequently for decorative purposes. Very, VERY long answer: https://www.lrrb.org/media/reports/201426.pdf
PSadlon
I wonder how she'd do with various 41xx steels.
Zip Zop
How is she different colours if she's just using city concrete?
Sasha Whitefur
She just can't move her whole body, from moving around, such as a long walk.
Marc Vun Kannon
So how come Sydney can't move her feet because of the balls distance limitations, but she can raise her hands?
Marc Vun Kannon
Typical Sydney, to create a sub-mission to help an enemy, turn her into an ally, and possibly disable another group of bad guys without even being there. She has to do something to make it to corporal, and time is running out.
Crissa Kentavr
I figured Sydney knew the reference from bad fan-fic.
Martin Croft
Disclaimer - please don't hit any diamonds with a hammer
Martin Croft
Of course tht Moh's scale isn't the be all and end all of hardness. It's only about what can scratch what. Hit a diamond with a a hammer - the diamond will break even thought it's a lot harder (scale wise) than the hammer.
Dave Barrack
Everyone who's ever thought about superheroes who can change into this or that, or had the faintest idea to write about sci-fi or fantasy armor has spent more time with the Mohs scale than all other non-geologists.
Treyn
Hands up, anyone who's shocked that Sydney just KNOWS minerals' Mohs number. Anyone? Anyone? Yeah me either.
Stefan J Neylon
I could see how they could use her body to get her to do things she doesn't want to do.
NickG
Perhaps her body is modelled after her natural body and her face is disguised.
Erin Palette
I just noticed that Concretia's face is angular but the rest of her body is curvy like flesh. Deliberate stylistic choice? or something else?
StLOrca
"Well, let's go get it, Helva!" -- Sydney, probably
BJ
None can resist the Scoville family's legendary interrogation techniques.
Lex of Excel
Ooooh. It's like Rampage in Beast Wars.
Reigys
Lol. Nice
Thomas Dorner
Stockholm Sydney at her best. ;-)
akrasia
Point of order: Mohs scale doesn't measure strength, it measures hardness. Also, it is only used on natural minerals, which concrete ain't. https://expandusceramics.com/qa/what-does-mohs-scale-measure.html
Thisguy
I do like it that Sydney got a lot out of her just by being Sydney and asking questions.
Rens
Aggravate them until they start yelling, always a useful tactic for those with a cavalier disregard of personal safety...
Stan
So Concretia is the victim! Didn't see that coming but it explains why Sydney wasn't injured just restrained.
Alex
And Sydney is now just as good of an interrogator as the Black Widow.
