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stanley becher time for any of that realization to transpire during your madcap science experiment. At such a size, the hemoglobin in your test subjects blood would be much, much smaller than the oxygen its intended to carry. In plain English, a shrink ray would kill anyone it was used on by asphyxiation. At the very least, this must come as wonderful news to supervillains.
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