/oss/taxonomy/term/5437/all en /oss/article/history/bloody-mess <p>Take some corn syrup, water, flour, red food dye and blue food dye. Blend these ingredients together in the right ratio and you’ll have a great batch of fake blood! It won’t be of any good for transfusions, but when it comes to movies, it makes for a very effective substitute for the real thing. By no means is this the only recipe that is used. Over the years special effects experts have developed numerous variants but the most common base is some sort of syrup composed of a combination of simple carbohydrates.</p> Fri, 04 Jun 2021 20:17:50 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8754 at /oss