lord_ne t1_je7oon0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:28 AM

Reply to comment by johntheflamer in eli5 What do blood labs do with your blood after they have tested it? by ratboy_r97

Isn't blood mostly water? How do you burn it?

johntheflamer t1_je9en1r wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:32 AM

The water boils off and the blood solids can burn

Zankastia t1_je7zijq wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:49 AM

You know you can burn out water right?

lord_ne t1_je82cyx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:11 AM

I mean, if you light a fire and heat water enough it evaporates, but I wouldn't have thought of that as "burning" the water, since the water isn't fuel for the fire