Post by Sweet on Jun 20, 2016 17:24:12 GMT
I read the essay, it's very interesting and I agree with the estimates made by the person who wrote it. I too think that vampires need to eat everyday just like humans. On ATS we see Harmony bringing a cup of blood to Angel and it's implied that it's a daily routine and half a liter seems believable as well.
I made my own research though and wish to add some thoughts: ok a human has 10-12 pints of blood but on a website about blood donations they say that the blood that can be taken without consequences amounts to little less than half a liter (one pint) and that plasma regenerates in a few hours so it seems that what Angel said in Dead End could be true.
I learned something else, that to die humans have to lose 1/3 of their blood, which would be 3-4 pints (1,5 - 2 liters) and that's 3-4 times the estimated daily dose. And we see vampires drink from humans until these die, so they drink 3-4 pints in one go. And sometimes vampires kill more than one human. I think that this means that a pint is the minimum amount a vampire needs to 'survive' but they can drink a lot more. How much more? They have a human, albeit not living, body... is their body's capacity the same of a living human? 10-12 pints? Does this mean that they have to stop drinking when they are 'full' and have to wait that it consumes itself (much like fuel for cars)? If not where does the excess blood go?
Thank for sharing this, Illyria!
I made my own research though and wish to add some thoughts: ok a human has 10-12 pints of blood but on a website about blood donations they say that the blood that can be taken without consequences amounts to little less than half a liter (one pint) and that plasma regenerates in a few hours so it seems that what Angel said in Dead End could be true.
I learned something else, that to die humans have to lose 1/3 of their blood, which would be 3-4 pints (1,5 - 2 liters) and that's 3-4 times the estimated daily dose. And we see vampires drink from humans until these die, so they drink 3-4 pints in one go. And sometimes vampires kill more than one human. I think that this means that a pint is the minimum amount a vampire needs to 'survive' but they can drink a lot more. How much more? They have a human, albeit not living, body... is their body's capacity the same of a living human? 10-12 pints? Does this mean that they have to stop drinking when they are 'full' and have to wait that it consumes itself (much like fuel for cars)? If not where does the excess blood go?
Thank for sharing this, Illyria!