Invisible wrote:
> Last night I went to bed with a small amount of blood on my left thumb. 
> This morning, when I woke up, my thumb was an alarming shade of deep 
> green. (Roughly similar to oak leaves.) WTF?!

Hmm, well... bruises turn all kinds of interesting colours as the 
chemical components of blood break down. And indeed, Wikipedia says

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biliverdin

is a bright green chemical produced during this process.

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

Post a reply to this message