Iron Man antics: China blast victim tries to remove metal shards from leg like superhero, bemuses mainland social media

Explosion leaves man with fragments of metal stuck in thigh, doctors remove shards from thigh, issue magnet warning. — SCMP

A man in China who tried to emulate the Iron Man superhero character by removing metal shards embedded in his thigh using a magnet has entertained many people on social media.

The actions of the superhero impersonator, surnamed Jiang, came to light on June 23 in the aftermath of an industrial explosion in Wuhan, Hubei province, in central China.