How do I make fake blood? J. Hall Manzanita, manzana@dorsai.org writes: In response to fake blood, get a bottle of Kayro Syrup (or any other light corn-syrup), add in red food coloring, a little blue, and just a touch of green. Obviously, most of the food coloring you use should be red. By experimenting with the amount of blue and green, you should be able to come up with some very realistic looking blood. However, this will not "run freely from a wound", but it will do well for bloodstains, zombies, gunshot victims, etc. I can't off the top of my head remember how to do flowing blood. Anyone else remember how? Oh, and if you're doing a horror movies, the above recipe is safe for the talent to eat." -------------------------------------------- Murr Rhame, murr@vnet.net writes: MB2 BLOOD FORMULA Flour Base: 7.5cc to 10cc plain all purpose flour per cup (250cc) of water. (7.5cc = 1/2 level tablespoon , 10cc = 2 level teaspoons) Mix flour into water completely (no lumps) before heating. Bring to boil then simmer for 1/2 hour. Stir frequently. Let cool before adding food color. Stir in any surface scum. Makes a good base for stage blood. Slightly slimy. Fairly low surface tension. Soaks and spreads well. One cup batch of MB2: 1 oz (29cc) Red food coloring (Durkee (R) brand or equivalent) 1/8 teaspoon (.6cc) green food coloring (Durkee (R) brand or equivalent) Add flour base described above to a total of one cup (250cc). This is both much more realistic and simpler than the old Karo (R) corn syrup, Hershey's (R) chocolate syrup and food coloring based formula. There is no sugar and very little food in the MB2 formula so it's probably less attractive to insects. Shelf life is fairly short (days) at room temp. Does not go rank but ferments a bit and looses viscosity. I have not tested refrigerated or frozen storage. This formula will temporarily stain skin. Seems to wash out of cotton cloths OK. -------------------------------------------- Michael Hall, mhall@netam.net writes: The Penn & Teller book "How to Play With Your Food" has a very good fake blood recipe. It's included in the bleeding heart jello but it works very well as stand alone and flows very naturally. Go to your local book store and copy it out ! -------------------------------------------- How do I make fake glass? murphy4@eworld.com writes (27 Feb 1996) 2 cups water 1 cup white corn syrup 3 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter Mix all ingredients together. Then let it come to a boil. It will boil at 220 degrees. Let go to 300 degrees and pour. The molds work best if made of silicone.