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Title: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: okarol on October 16, 2010, 04:28:55 PM

DIY Blood Type Test Kit

Thanks to Riki's suggestion I checked out www.thinkgeek.com and found this. It only gives you your blood type, but often people don't know and here's a simple way to find out.

    * Find out your blood type quickly and easily
    * Kit works to determine the blood type of one person
    * BYOB - Bring Yer Own Blood
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/8f3d/

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: greg10 on October 17, 2010, 06:38:50 AM

Search for eldon cards or ABO+and+Rh+Blood-grouping+Cards
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=ABO+and+Rh+Blood-grouping+Cards&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=ABO+and+Rh+Blood-grouping+Cards&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=7cd1957378aba1f5

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: Darthvadar on October 17, 2010, 06:57:22 AM

Quote from: okarol on October 16, 2010, 04:28:55 PM

    * BYOB - Bring Yer Own Blood

Darn, there's ALWAYS a catch!!!!!.... :rofl;

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: jbeany on October 17, 2010, 02:43:38 PM

They do work, and it's quite interesting to find out. 

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: Riki on October 19, 2010, 10:10:01 PM

do they really work?  I know I'd love to find out what my brother's blood type is.  My dad is A+, my mom is B-, and I'm O+, so I think it would be interesting to see what he is.

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: jbeany on October 20, 2010, 08:21:28 AM

Yup, I ordered a half a dozen.  I had several friends who had talked about giving me a kidney.  I knew they were never going to pass the physical exam for a variety of reasons (incredibly high blood pressure, heart problems, etc.), but they didn't believe me.  I had them check blood types.  Mine is B+, which isn't all that common.  When theirs didn't match, they dropped the issue. 

(It was a nicer way out of it than my pointing out that they had to be mentally stable in order to be a donor.... ;D)

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: okarol on October 20, 2010, 09:58:46 AM

 :rofl; Good idea jbeany!

Title: Re: DIY Blood Type Test Kit
Post by: Riki on October 20, 2010, 09:38:59 PM

I may order a few then... just to have them on hand.