El Color de la Sangre

Did you ever wonder if the blood they use in Hollywood movies is even the right color?  I watch way too much TV and every show has a different color of blood.  Sometimes it's a huge, wet pool and sometimes it's a small, dry sample.   Sometimes fresh and sometimes old.

I jammed a screwdriver into my hand the other day while doing something dumb.  I wanted to finish the job so I just ignored it since there was minimal pain and no arterial fountain.  When I finally looked at my hand, this is what i saw.

About five minutes after the cut.  No flash.  CFL illumination from the ceiling.

I was surprised at the brilliant red color.

Also taken about five minutes after.  Dry but not old.

Now, a week later, after I installed it on a new bar.

A week later, same lighting, new color.

Interesting.  Maybe the color of blood on movies is more correct than I realized.  I'll have to watch more TV.  And I'll have to keep my shoes out of the background of the photos.