Martkilu

Isn't the pump going to move it fast enough it -might- reach centrifuge-like speeds so it separates it? I can't wait for a youtube vid: "HAI GUISE I saved up bl00d now gunna make it go round and round cool these parts kay?" Then watch it go from blood to separate into different levels of plasma and stuff. Be cool to watch in a creepy way.

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ML Infamous

The machines are becoming human... or whatever kind of blood you use

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mushrooshi

is blood conductive?

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Genzel

Of course not, there's also no need for a biocide with this liquid given its brutal properties. I believe the op should go for it and report back.

clbkdaz

As wierd as this topic is...I'm gonna try and address it seriously...

To keep the blood from Coagulating...you can use anti-coagulants. Asprin is somewhat effective at that...so simply crushing up a few pills and placing them in the reservior should keep the flow going.

I think the thermal dynamics of blood would be the ultimate limiting factor. I'm not sure how the viscosity of blood changes with temperature. i would assume that it would get harder to move at lower temps...but that's just a guess.

To fix the "where do I get the blood" problem...you could probably use pigs blood or other animal blood which I am sure a butchers shop would be happy to supply.

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Lord Xeb

Blood will not work. There is iron and other things in it that make it conductive and on top of that, the way blood is engineered, it clots outside of the body. To recreate the body inside a cooling system is just not possible... oyu could use anti-clot factors but that will only do for so long. Even if you where able to get ahold of the blood, it is a lot harder to pump due to its viscosity.

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DEC_42

My 2 Cents:

If you're serious, look up a slaughterhouse or a butcher near you and ask for blood. They'll sell you pigs blood fairly easily.

I'm not sure how you'd keep it from coagulating, though. My best guess would be a bunch of ground up aspirin mixed into the solution.

I'm betting the blood will be conductive, though. It is iron-based after all.

Blood may do a nice job of moving heat in our bodies... but a WC loop and our circulatory systems are not the same .

Anyone who wants to use blue blood will be disappointed the minute it's exposed to oxygen...

As for pumping, I'm not sure how you'd do that. I would think the aspirin would make the blood a little less viscous, but I bet you could go over to the WC section and ask for the strongest pump practical for use.

I'd recommend some cheap parts for testing, I don't know why everyone is so creeped out; blood isn't satanic or anything of the sort... I think those who eat meat would be surprised at what goes on at a slaughterhouse if they're so creeped out about blood. Hell, the Mythbusters do enough tests with pig's blood.

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Genzel

You could thin it with rubbing alcohol to lower its visc and keep it from clotting as much or at all.

mushrooshi

Not to mention... if it is so badly flowing... how does blood flow out of pinpricks and through microscopic capillaries?

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-Muggz-

would certainly save money on red dye for the loop... butcher shops can supply blood cheap i think. I dunno go ask your friendly neighborhood vampire for any ideas..


If you had an airtight loop from an IV, would it be blue?

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