October 26, 2007

How to make fake blood

Fake blood needs to be sticky and goopy.

Start with 1 cup of clear corn syrup. Add a few drops of red food coloring and one drop of green to create a nice dark-red blood that's safe and nontoxic. To imitate foamy blood (as it might appear in a sucking chest wound), replace half the corn syrup with clear dishwashing liquid.

[ via P.D., Wired magazine, Oct. 2007 ]

Oct 26, 2007 12:01:00 PM | Halloween

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