The Blood Lamp only works once, and you need to add of a drop of your blood to activate it! The idea is to stop and think about how badly you need light before you use it. Designer Mike Thompson created the lamp in order to draw attention to how much energy we waste. Link -via Dark Roasted Blend
Woogie
Given the nosebleed I have right now, I have enough blood to run that thing for a year.
Envirotwats.
SenorMysterioso
My blood? Im sure it works just fine no matter whose blood I use Mwahahaha
wit of a twit
What reaction does it use?
Edward
Wonderful art.
Gauldar
Luminol?
Johnny Cat
Star of Elindil?
Preston
That's so cool but how does it actually work? Why is it a one time use?
Miss Cellania
There's more information at the link. It's one-use because you have to break it open, then combine chemicals to turn it on.
Ali S.
Seems kinda non-environmentally friendly if it's a one use deal.
FishBottleT
I would probably break the whole thing when trying to get it to work. Interesting
wow
so in order to draw attention to how much energy we waste he is actively creating waste? huh?
Noelegy
Um. And how much energy did he use to create this? As a diabetic, I'm monumentally unimpressed with the "significance" of having to add a drop of blood. 
nock
It's the same substance used to find hidden blood on shows like CSI. It's called Luminol and you can use a variety of agents to activate it, not just blood.
Manticore
luminol does not make blood glow, Luminol makes blood flouresce under a UV light.
jm1656
artist = attention whores
Video Game Dork
I agree that making it one-use as a way to point out wastefullness is self defeating.
If it was multi-use, however, it would be loved by goths. Vampire light!
Honeycombie69
But is not a product, it's a warning. I think its cool.
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