Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 months ago"Blood is actually blue!"lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1846arrow-down112
arrow-up1834arrow-down1image"Blood is actually blue!"lemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareAlbbi@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI was going to add the “hitting oxygen” is an important part of the blue blood myth back then.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agoWhich is really funny since your blood is already oxeygenated
minus-squareKubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoAh, but I think the “blue” blood you see is in your veins, which carry “spent” blood with low oxygen content. Those kinds of little truths are what make myths believable, too.
I was going to add the “hitting oxygen” is an important part of the blue blood myth back then.
Which is really funny since your blood is already oxeygenated
Ah, but I think the “blue” blood you see is in your veins, which carry “spent” blood with low oxygen content. Those kinds of little truths are what make myths believable, too.