• Question: is your blood blue when inside your body.

    Asked by herbie717 to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 13 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by iluvnibbley456, jackdw3, ball4.
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      Jason King answered on 13 Mar 2013:


      Blood is always red, changing from light red when fully loaded with oxygen, to darker when less oxygenated. The idea that blood is sometimes blue is a myth I’m afraid. Your veins look blue sometimes though, because of the tissue they are made from. But the stuff inside is definitely red.

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