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Blood

Blood

Medical waste remains buried in the leaves and dirt alongside the wooded property.

One side of this container was labeled "blood", the other "solution", and a thin glass tube seemed to be connected to the lid. The red liquid inside... could only be actual blood!
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looks kind of clear to be blood...fun to think about though..:-)
Chris
Thu 04-07-2005
Well the other side was labeled "solution", and sitting outside for all these years, it probably accumulated some condensation inside the jar.

Either it's rust from the bottom of the cap or diluted blood, and I'd bet it's the latter of the two.
Motts
Thu 04-07-2005
Looks like an amazing place! How come so much got left there?
Darcy
Thu 04-14-2005
Well, it wasn't a state institution, who are more adverse to throwing all their garbage out the window or letting it rot inside because they'd wind up being the ones with the cleanup bill.

Also, it's not a well known place and hasn't been looted and trashed by many people - another reason to keep the real names of these places under the radar.
Motts
Thu 04-14-2005
Many years ago, blood was collected and stored in containers similar to this. Due to the rate at which blood decomposes and that fact that it turns black, I'll venture that the liquid in the bottom is rust (although the blood theory sounds more fascinating ).
anita
Wed 04-27-2005
Though with the proper anticoagulant agents, wouldnt it be possible to preserve blood for a longer period of time?
Viveka
Wed 10-26-2005
If the lid to that bottle was metal (and most of them were) water has seeped through the top thinning out the blood.
Puddleboy
Sat 10-29-2005
The cap appears to be stainless steel, so there should not be rust in the jar. I would bet it is blood .
psycadellic one
Fri 11-11-2005
psycadellic one I have to agree with you. The cap is stainless steel. Being it is a medical grade stainless it will not rust. So I would venture to say it is blood that has been diluted by concession over the years.
Truckie
Sat 11-19-2005
I hope you didn't touch it!
Jess
Wed 04-12-2006
That is really disgusting! Don't they get rid of all that waste before they close places like this?
Nancy
Tue 06-13-2006
its really fascinating. Motts youre a lucky guy being able to visit and document all these places.. (im so bitter)
novocaine
Thu 06-22-2006
could be blood plasma, however, it the unlikely event of infecting the surrounding area, I highty doubt its anything serious.
Prof_washu
Thu 07-13-2006
does blood separate over time? Like, yoghurt, how it gets running on the top and sludgey at the bottom. Perhaps sitting in the cap is a nice thick sludge of congealment. Yummy. Seriously, isn't that why they shake blood? (thats a question to, not a sarcastic remark, I know sometimes it hard to tell)
Felyne
Wed 09-20-2006
Do you think that is TB blood?
wade
Wed 10-11-2006
Yeah, it separates. Red blood cells turn black and the plasma is gooey and yellow. That's with air contact. The substance in question is sealed, but to what degree? I believe blood is possible. They weren't as careful about disposing hazardous waste then as they are now. It's apparent by what was left inside the building to rot that it was a reckless abandonment. If it is in fact blood, why not tainted blood?
Heather
Sat 10-06-2007
creepy... greetings from portugal ;)
Ricardo Chaveiro
Sun 10-07-2007
WOW I would love to take the blood to get analyzed out of curiosity...
Aki
Thu 12-20-2007
wow, what type of blood is it??
medical lover
Sun 06-15-2008
considering the hospital was used as a TB facility, I would venture to say it is probably contaminated and you would think people would be more careful about that sort of thing getting into the wrong hands
lil t
Sat 10-18-2008
I agree with Motts...diluted blood.
Tom
Mon 12-01-2008
i work in a lab and im not sure what is IS...but its not blood. i'll explain. when blood gets dry(clots) it turns black.
AMBERLEE-N-MS
Mon 02-02-2009
you cannot dilute blood...the red cell will eventually seattle to the bottom and the serum will rise to the top. any other liquid would rise above the serum becouse serum is thick.
AMBERLEE-N-MS
Mon 02-02-2009
settle not seattle! JEZZUM!!!
AMBERLEE-N-MS
Mon 02-02-2009
Lokks like a baby bottle.
ilovehorseyrides
Sat 08-15-2009
LOOKS like one of the LOONIES got out great pics.
COOLBIZZ73@gmail.com
Mon 02-01-2010
Would any of the bloodborne pathogens in it still be dangerous after all these years?
Mitch
Wed 08-18-2010
cool!
jon
Sat 09-25-2010
wow, thats considered a level-6 biological hazard!
colin
Mon 03-14-2011
i'm sorry, bio-medical hazard, not bio-logical
colin
Mon 03-14-2011
@ Mitch. No. Blood Borne Pathogens have a life span depending on the substance. For example, HIV will live only a few seconds outside a live human body unless kept under strict laboratory conditions. The Hepatitis B virus can live outside a living, human body, dried, at room temperature, for up to fourteen days. So after all this time, all deadly critters in that vile are long gone.
Larry D
Sun 03-20-2011
This is an incredible website!! I have become nothing less than obsessed since I found it.
AlysonCrook
Thu 05-26-2011
Wow, we might be actually looking at ANCIENT BLOOD!! That's just fascinating(:
VickySmileys
Tue 06-28-2011
Appears to be an IV drip. Their would have been a metal band around the top to allow it to be hung on an IV pole.
Modmadmike
Fri 01-27-2012

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