Question on blood

[Ecclesiastes]

When people say the line "his hands are stained with the blood of (insert people here)" has taht always been a metaphor for him deserving the blame or can the body really become staind with blood?

 

[Turner]

Well, skin is pretty resilient to staining. That, and you're constantly shedding skins cells which take away the stain. Any staining that does happen usually leaves in a few days.

I've always considered it a metaphor myself.

 

[Perfection]

Ever cut yourself? Blood is easy to wash off.

 

[Ecclesiastes]

Ever cut yourself? Blood is easy to wash off.

well....not intentionally, and i was more reffering to if you left it there, sortof like, if you get up juice really quick it wont stain as bad, but if you let it sit for a while you need new carpet, I was just wondering if blood worked the same way.

 

[Irish Caesar]

It's been a metaphor for quite a long time (see: Macbeth), but I'm sure it comes from a real scenario. Shakespeare tells us that the Senators who killed Caesar walked through the streets showing off the blood on their hands from stabbing him. I don't know if this is true.

 

[Babbler]

It's been a metaphor for quite a long time (see: Macbeth), but I'm sure it comes from a real scenario. Shakespeare tells us that the Senators who killed Caesar walked through the streets showing off the blood on their hands from stabbing him. I don't know if this is true.

Odds are, it's not.

And it just a metaphor.

 

[PTM]

It's been a metaphor for quite a long time (see: Macbeth), but I'm sure it comes from a real scenario. Shakespeare tells us that the Senators who killed Caesar walked through the streets showing off the blood on their hands from stabbing him. I don't know if this is true.

Shakespeare =/= professional historian.

It is metaphorical. You can literally dip your hands in blood and it'll wash off. Even if you let it cake on and dry you can still scrub your hands clean with some hot water and a dishtowel.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

well....not intentionally, and i was more reffering to if you left it there, sortof like, if you get up juice really quick it wont stain as bad, but if you let it sit for a while you need new carpet, I was just wondering if blood worked the same way.

Well, if it's a lot of blood, even if you wash it, your skin will have a reddish shade, but that's only on the palms (i assume it's because it gets stuck in finger/palm prints).
From what i've experienced, it's harder to wash only if it's on palms. And by "harder" i only mean you have to use soap and wipe more.

As for the leaving it to dry part, i only woke up with dried up blood on my body not palms. It was easier to clean than fresh blood.

 

[GenMarshall]

It's a metaphor to me in which your responsible for your actions, even if they are the most despised action.

 

[PTM]

Well, if it's a lot of blood, even if you wash it, your skin will have a reddish shade, but that's only on the palms (i assume it's because it gets stuck in finger/palm prints).
From what i've experienced, it's harder to wash only if it's on palms. And by "harder" i only mean you have to use soap and wipe more.

As for the leaving it to dry part, i only woke up with dried up blood on my body not palms. It was easier to clean than fresh blood.

This posts reeks of insanity

 

[Heretic_Cata]

This posts reeks of insanity

Well, it doesn't "reek" of insanity, but it does have a tint of insanity tho.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

What blood I get on my hands tends to flake when dried. Half-dried blood is probably the hardest to get off, imo, especially from the back of the hand.

 

[StarWorms]

It's a metaphor, as the guilt is stained on oneself even if the evidence is washed away.

 

[Sidhe]

When people say the line "his hands are stained with the blood of (insert people here)" has taht always been a metaphor for him deserving the blame or can the body really become staind with blood?

I've seen stuff with blood all over it it's possible for objects to become stained, but skin? I seriously doubt it, I've never seen it. It's obviously a metaphor.

 

[Lambert Simnel]

It's Shakespeare, and it's a great metaphor.

"Will all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red."

 

[Swedishguy]

It's a methaphor, the blood will have been removed.