"The responometers weren't for them! They were for him! This has never been done before. And, even under duress, I admit it's been a little thrilling to test the limits of this technology. And before he lets his goons bury that responsometer in him, he's got to make sure it works. You heroes might have forgotten me, but Grundy hadn't. Not this time around. He's been in the supervillainy game since the original Green Lantern was your age. And I suppose he was right to test it- there have been plenty of complications. That's where the gingo concentrate comes in. You see, the responsometers worked because the material we used them on was made to be fluid. Transmutable. That's not quite true of the human body, is it? So how would you get around that problem, hmm?"