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bleedin’ paper

paper that bleeds
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perhaps for a loveletter or a dear john epistle, quite possibly an outstanding invoice would all look pretty cool on this bleedin’ paper.

2 sheets of ultra-thin vellum with an intermediate layer of non-toxic red gel; crimped at the edges to prevent leakage.

any stapling, misuse of paperclips, heavy folding and/or a deluge of teardrops will result in heavy “bleeding”

a green variety for doctors and people on a diet follows shortly.

po, Feb 22 2005

ooooh, a brown version to help elephants. http://www.elephantdungpaper.com/
[po, Feb 22 2005]

For [po] http://www.gifs.net/animate/giflist.htm
(scroll down and click on bloodani.gif) [Worldgineer, Feb 23 2005]

possible application http://www.geocitie....html?1109430456250
[po, Feb 26 2005]

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       "Bleedin Nora!"
skinflaps, Feb 22 2005
  

       Or micro beads of tears. Scratch and sniffle.
FarmerJohn, Feb 22 2005
  

       Better than paper made of dried prunes.
DesertFox, Feb 22 2005
  

       Could this be used to write 'you're gonna die' notes from stalkers?
froglet, Feb 22 2005
  

       what do you think, tadpole?
po, Feb 22 2005
  

       Yep.
DesertFox, Feb 22 2005
  

       For more dramatic effect, write with a penknife.
Worldgineer, Feb 22 2005
  

       Much easier on the hands than the traditional ‘sign in blood’ contracts.
Shz, Feb 22 2005
  

       Now when you dog eats your homework there will be forensic evidence.   

       Or a case for a hideous murder.
froglet, Feb 23 2005
  

       forensic evidence - oh, yes!
po, Feb 23 2005
  

       I'd like to extend this to email but have not a clue...
po, Feb 23 2005
  

       Wait- doctors have green blood?
brodie, Feb 23 2005
  

       world - exactly!   

       fantastic link, mate.   

       brodie - my experience of doctors, sorry!
po, Feb 23 2005
  

       Cephalopods have blue-green blood, because their oxygen transportation is handled by haemocyanin (copper based) instead of haemoglobin.   

       Other animals have purple blood: haemoerythrin (iron-based, nonporphyrin) Some terrestrial worms and marine annelids.
Green blood: Chlorocruorin: most crabs and some other invertebrates
Yellow-green blood: Vanabin. Found in Sea cucumbers, whose blood is vanadium based.
Brown blood: Pinnaglobin. Manganese based blood of a single species of mollusc - Pinna squamosa? squamata?
  

       18 months sharing a flat with a marine biologist.
UnaBubba, Feb 24 2005
  

       Po - oviously you need to get a humanoid doctor without pointy ears. If he heals you by pressing his fingers to your temple, watch out!
Ling, Feb 24 2005
  

       [UnaBubba] - you scrub and you scrub, but the smell is always there...
Detly, Feb 24 2005
  

       Out, damned slop!
UnaBubba, Feb 24 2005
  

       hey UB. what a memory you have.
po, Feb 24 2005
  

       The guy's name was Greg Pobar. He discovered a new subspecies of Cherax destructor (Australian freshwater yabby or crayfish). That was back in 1982 so it may not ever have made it to the internet.   

       I was absolutely fascinated at the whole concept of other critters using different transitional metals to humans, for oxygen delivery. The weird thing is that most of the animals have blood that is practically clear until you collect it, or freeze it.   

       Horseshoe crabs, from the US waters, have blue blood, due to haemocyanin. It is harvested for use in medicine. Its blood contains an odd clotting agent, so it coagulates when exposed to Gram negative bacteria, as I recall (something to do with endotoxin). Hospitals and pathologists all over the world use it, to test whether intravenous drugs have been contaminated with bacteria. The scientist who made the discovery was a fellow named Bang.
UnaBubba, Feb 26 2005
  
      
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