lnklnx@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoWe mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So reallymessage-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down111
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWe mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So reallylnklnx@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-212 days agoSince there is no oxygen on mars shouldn’t blood be blue though. Maybe Neptune would be a better planet for mars. Edit* wasn’t thinking and fell for an old myth. See comment below.
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agoI just looked it up and I stand corrected thank you. Some old myths are hard to get rid off.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoFor sure, that’s a long standing one. It does look blue through skin and it’s a much darker red, more maroon than proper “red”.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days agoAlso, the iron on mars is oxidized. That’s why it’s not the dark gray planet
Since there is no oxygen on mars shouldn’t blood be blue though. Maybe Neptune would be a better planet for mars.
Edit* wasn’t thinking and fell for an old myth. See comment below.
No. Blood is red regardless of oxygen.
I just looked it up and I stand corrected thank you. Some old myths are hard to get rid off.
For sure, that’s a long standing one.
It does look blue through skin and it’s a much darker red, more maroon than proper “red”.
Also, the iron on mars is oxidized. That’s why it’s not the dark gray planet