[neilep (OP)]

Dearest Blood-Donorologists,

As a sheepy, I of course do my duty by donating my blood.

Here I have helped a teddy called Timmy...which is nice !!

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Donating blood has many health benefits.....especially for the recipient...D'OH !!

But I have heard that it helps to reduce cholesterol and that it aids in weight loss !

So, how many calories does a body burn to rejuvenate a pint of blood ?..and are there really specific health benefits for the donor ?

As a firm believer in empirical study I snuck into my neighbours house at 3am this morning and donated two pints of blood (well..it was ketchup) to the top of his stairs which I felt looked a bit languid.



It's right...the joy I received as my happy neighbour slid down the stairs as a result of my donation benefited my 'guffaw ' and  ' ' chortle' department no end !

so..whajafink ?




Hugs & shmishes



mwa mwaa mwaah




Neil
I have Veins That Are Occupied By Blood
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[RD]

So, how many calories does a body burn to rejuvenate a pint of blood ? ..

According to the Mayo Clinic...

You burn about 650 calories by donating one pint of blood.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/donateblood/know.html

650 calories is almost three Mars bars.

Blood donation is one pint every three or four months.
So if the 650 calorie figure is correct, by becoming a blood donor you can eat about ten extra ten Mars bars per year,
 (=> 1/5th of a Mars bar per week).

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=18100.0

It seems the Mayo Clinic have removed the calorie reference since I made this post in 2008.

[RD]

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   Teletubbie merchandising has gone a step too far  []


[BTW bloody teletubbie wouldn't work: blood would not drain from 3 of its limbs]

[RD]

Marc Quinn's "Self" (2006), [cast of artists head] made from his frozen blood

© Marc Quinn, photo by Todd-White Art Photography, courtesy Jay Jopling/White Cube

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http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/28797/national-portrait-gallery-raises-money-for-self-portrait-made-from-frozen-blood/


Cost £350,000  [:0]  (if the refrigeration fails it will be a bloody expensive mess  [] ).

[Chemistry4me]

Wow, that is crazy!!!!!

[RD]

Maybe a head cast using the artist's frozen urine would be more appropriate as he's obviously taking the p***

[Bored chemist]

I think the blood might syphon out of the teddy's limbs, but I'm not sure. With the pipe at the bottom full of blood it will create a partial vacuum so it should be able to empty the bag as long as the arms don't fold and crease.

"Cost £350,000    (if the refrigeration fails it will be a bloody expensive mess   ). "

It may well have done

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jul/04/arts.artsnews

[RD]

Saatchi bought the piece for a rumoured £13,000 in 1991

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jul/04/arts.artsnews

£350,000 in 2009, not a bad return on his investment,
 but I suppose the electricity bill to keep it solid for 18 years must be quite high  [].