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I was curious how long it would take to make a sword out of your own blood. If my math was correct(it probably isn’t lol) the human body contains around 4.7 to 5.5 liters. And then you can apparently donate like 470 millileters every 8 weeks.

So take 4.7(assuming the smallest people) X 300 = 1410 L total blood

1410(total needed) / 0.47(donation amount) = 3000 donations X 8 weeks = 24,000 / 52 = 461.54 years

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fossilesque@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
New mythology curse just dropped.

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Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

And then you can apparently donate like 470 millileters every 8 weeks.

Safely, you could probably speed it up a bit if you have a higher risk tolerance.

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- Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  True! I would assume a larger person would be able to give up more at once, too.
  
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  - Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    A larger person might want a larger sword, though!
    
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    Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s a good point. You couldn’t have someone like Shaq with a 3 foot sword. It would look too tiny! Gotta size it proportionally.
    
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- 01101000_01101001@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Or if your enemy has been thoroughly dispatched
  
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  - Dave@lemmy.nz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    This estimate was for your own blood, not your enemy’s, so probably best not to thoroughly dispatch yourself.
    
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