• Question: What is a bloody cocktail made out of?

    Asked by helenoodle to Chris on 16 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
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      Chris Cooper answered on 16 Mar 2010:

      A mixture of blood and hydrogen peroxide. The blood converts the hydrogen peroxide to oxygen gas which makes it froth. It also damages the red haemoglobin protein making it white and turning it into a solid slush (this last bit relates to my research).

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