I don't think iron provides protection unless it's a sealed room, but it would be pretty easy to have all sorts of small iron implements one could use to temporarily dispel a ghost. A good old-fashioned iron wrench in someone's pocket wouldn't raise any eyebrows.
Mal: He calls back, you keep them occupied. Wash: What do I do, shadow puppets?
'The Message'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 27, 2011 12:04:15 pm PDT #21120 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2011 12:13:00 pm PDT #21121 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's buckshot made of?
sumi - Aug 27, 2011 12:39:41 pm PDT #21122 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Apparently, buckshot is a size not a material - so it could totally be made of iron -- if needed.
sumi - Aug 27, 2011 12:40:35 pm PDT #21123 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Although, traditionally pellets (which are in shot) were lead.
sumi - Aug 27, 2011 12:42:23 pm PDT #21124 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Here is some iron shot.
Ginger - Aug 27, 2011 1:00:49 pm PDT #21125 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
They're phasing out the use of lead in buckshot for hunting, because of its long-term persistence in the environment, so steel and various alloys that include iron are widely available.
My wild-ass guess is that cold iron originally was seen as antithetical to the supernatural because it represents a creation of man rather than nature. One could propose a modern fae that could be killed with plastic or disco.
Beverly - Aug 27, 2011 1:04:08 pm PDT #21126 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
"Death by Disco!"--Sam, The Lost Boys.
Oh come on, I can't have been the only one thinking it.
Typo Boy - Aug 27, 2011 4:44:55 pm PDT #21127 of 30002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
You can also be invisible to the Fae by turning your clothes inside out: socks, stocking, underwear, shirts, tops, jackets, blouses whatever. I wonder if someone could do really hilarious crack fic with that.
Juliebird - Aug 27, 2011 6:29:25 pm PDT #21128 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Looks like Divine will be going live Sunday at 7pm. Hope it doesn't suck. Hope I still have power then.
Beverly - Aug 28, 2011 9:38:53 am PDT #21129 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I got inadvertantly spoiled for an arc point (that's rather large, from my POV) by a report on the J2 breakfast. If you're reading to catch up on VanCon, tread carefully.
Also, Divine's been getting a lot of buzz on one of my SPN comms--what is it, other than a new series? And why is it linked to SPN?