Timeline for Dragon's Blood - If it was a realistic animal what would be the color of its blood?
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| Jan 16, 2020 at 2:58 | answer | added | Aezyc | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 3, 2017 at 1:32 | comment | added | Xenocacia | I never knew that dragons had flammable blood. For a creature that breathes fire, that seems like a really unnecessary risk. All it takes is a little prick to the gums, and KABLOOM! | |
| Oct 2, 2017 at 17:41 | comment | added | Ghotir | "Are human lipids flammable?" - Worldbuilding has some of the best out-of-context quotes. | |
| Dec 11, 2016 at 16:41 | answer | added | user25972 | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Dec 10, 2016 at 17:22 | answer | added | M i ech | timeline score: 12 | |
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| Dec 10, 2016 at 16:36 | comment | added | mico villena | @Aify noted and rectified | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 16:36 | history | edited | mico villena |
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| Dec 10, 2016 at 16:31 | comment | added | Aify | You ask for "realistic animal" but leave out science based and reality-check tags - this makes the question completely opinion based. Closing as such. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 16:09 | answer | added | Erin Thursby | timeline score: 12 | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:48 | comment | added | SRM | @Miech please consider converting your comment to an answer. It's an excellent reply. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:38 | comment | added | M i ech | @micovillena I see. To reference tvtropes, your dragons are different, a lot different. If they are so OP, then how come humanity isn't extinct or bred like cattle yet? As for blood, you could probably get away with any element having 1/2 or 2/3 as primary oxidation states, like Cobalt (deoxygenated: green/red/gray, oxygenated: black), Mercury (deoxygenated: brown, oxygenated: orange), Zinc (deoxygenated: sorry, couldn't find, oxygenated: white). Just keep in mind that Dragons need to be able to ingest that element in sufficient quantity. That's why all earth life uses iron. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:18 | comment | added | mico villena | And yeah... its cell regeneration is real fast on the same level as wolverine(x-men) on a larger scale. This is not the typical dragon of fantasies. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:16 | comment | added | mico villena | @Miech please read my reply above.. As for the blood, now thank you for that link... it will clear up some of my questions regarding this question somewhat | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:15 | comment | added | mico villena | @Catalyst well this is not that story... Humans are preferred by dragons because they are the most numerous magical creatures around.. but hey this is just my story and you have your opinion which i respect. Dragons in this story are different, they are direct adversary of humans which are invulnerable to magic and near invulnerable physically to almost anything. Even if you do damage the hide, the acidic flammable blood will kill the one who did the damage. tiger tank's 88cm gun can handily penetrate the hide and kill it in a single shot | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:13 | comment | added | M i ech | As far as I know, myths don't describe dragons as primarily feeding on humans. Virgin sacrifice is more of a political statement that nutritional demand. That being said, colour of blood is mostly decided by colour of oxygen transporting molecules. In most Terrestrial animals, it's red, because oxidated iron gives haemoglobin red colour, but it's not the only possible colour. For example: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemocyanin | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:08 | comment | added | Catalyst | IMHO, your #1 is incorrect; dragons eat whatever tasty flesh is handy. Veal and suckling pig are preferred appetizers. #3 is too simplistic. Please consult your local Mage for details, before causing yet another Dead Zone. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:06 | comment | added | HDE 226868♦ | Assuming that a person is healthy, there should be no reason for changes in hemoglobin or other related proteins. Diet will not change this. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:03 | comment | added | mico villena | @HDE226868 so their human diet has no effect on the color of their blood? | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 15:01 | answer | added | Alexander von Wernherr | timeline score: -1 | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 14:59 | comment | added | HDE 226868♦ | Almost all vertebrates (and a decent number of invertebrates) use hemoglobin in their blood, which gives it a reddish color. If you're looking for a scientific choice, pick that. But your six descriptions seem to require something magic, at best. | |
| Dec 10, 2016 at 14:55 | history | asked | mico villena | CC BY-SA 3.0 |