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argentum [ahr-jen-tuhm]
noun
1. Latin. Silver; the reason that the atomic symbol for Silver is "Ag".
brimstone [brim-stohn]
noun
1. Sulfur.
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Argentum, or silver, is involved with a lot of fantasy, science fiction, and folk lore, but no creature or myth is more closely tied to silver in the public conscience then the werewolf and lycanthrope weakness of silver-- or more commonly the silver bullet. But what makes silver so special and what biological reasons could silver be the Kryptonite to the Wolfman and Fruitbrute?
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One special quality is that it tarnishes; if left unpolished or protected from air, silver develops a disgusting black crust that ruins its and the element that causes this tarnish? Tiny bits of sulfur floating around in the air. So, how does this kill your average Fangface?
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Sulfur, also known as
brimstone (the devil's element), combines with silver to create silver sulfide. Now, silver sulfide isn't poisonous but, if we assume that werewolf blood has a high sulfur content, which matches some myths that werewolves smell really bad, the silver sulfide would block the bloodflow in their body and that is what would kill them (and quite brutally). How else would this come in handy in slaying werewolf Shaggy?
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This is where things get interesting; werewolves would burn blue because sulfur burns blue, therefore, simply implement the test from the Thing to find out who the werewolf is when their blood or hair burns blue. Also, their skin would secret sulfur, meaning werewolves would have sulfur on their skin and that would also show up in chemical tests. Finally, sulfur smells! As I said before, just look for the smell of rotting eggs and you got your beast.
And there is some useful science on werewolves. Now to discover some useful facts on why Unicorns love virgins so much...
