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Human blood is far more mass produced than printer ink. There are currently about 7 billion mostly independently owned and operated production facilities. The p
by delecti 12y ago
Human blood is far more mass produced than printer ink. There are currently about 7 billion mostly independently owned and operated production facilities. The problem is the supply lines and market prices. Distribution of the surplus also tends to be fairly shitty.
(that last bit was a poop joke, not a statement about my opinions on the subject of donated blood distribution)
- drdeca 12y agoI thought the joke was about the medical practice of bleeding. If someone has too much blood does it really get disposed of that way? That's interesting, I didn't know that.
- sliverstorm 12y agoIf my memory serves, it's more a disposal for old damaged red blood cells than just disposal of excess.