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Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by natetrue

Wed, 23 May 2007 10:53:27 -0500

At 23-May-2007 10:53:27, natetrue posted:

That's a beautiful picture if a little disgusting. Sounds like you might have eaten just a shade too much and/or not drunk enough water afterward. In lower doses there's no warming effect.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by waferthin

Tue, 22 May 2007 19:12:40 -0500

At 22-May-2007 19:12:40, waferthin posted:

I did this. I ordered 25g of "methylene blue polychrome" from ebay and when it arrived (despite the "harmful if swallowed" warning) ate a small amount using the aforementioned technique. It worked great! Starting about 2 hours after i ate it and ending after about 2 days, i peed various shades of blue, green, aqua, teal and turquoise. After having a bunch of friends doubt that i was peeing blue, i took a picture and posed it here. Dont worry, its fairly appropriate.

Anywho, he's not kidding when he says this stuff stains. Just a grain of the dye will turn a cup of water blue. Even if you do not flush quickly you can leave a blue stain in the toilet (everyone at work now knows which urinal i use). Also, I doubt this can be used as a prank. First of all, it really does smell. Secondly, when i added a little bit to some coke, the coke fizzed a lot, turned purple and became sludgy.

I have not tried it in brownies yet (waste of a brownie if it doesn't work, not willing to risk it). If you try to drink it added to coffee or some other dark drink, it will definitely turn your mouth blue. I don't know if it was just me worrying about it, but i also experienced a kind of warm sensation in my nether parts after peeing but all is good now.

Overall it was a unique experience, i mean, how many people have proof they've peed blue?! Fun stuff.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by jesse

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:46:56 -0500

At 26-Apr-2007 10:46:56, jesse posted:

My sister did this! She mixed the dye into brownies and gave them out. She even handed one to a stranger! She says (listen to the recording)that it really dosn't take much dye to make someones pee blue or green (Yellow plus blue)

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by natetrue

Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:34:24 -0600

At 02-Dec-2006 23:34:24, natetrue posted:

^^ Probably kills them

I am going to give blood in a couple days, and I had a thought - what if I had Methylene Blue in my system when I gave blood? The blood would still be red, but once they put it in someone, their pee would turn blue!

I'm not going to do it, but hey, it'd be such a weird prank if I did.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by pfix

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:37:29 -0600

At 29-Nov-2006 07:37:29, pfix posted:

Does it make your sperm blue too? :)

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by fletch

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:40:13 -0600

At 28-Nov-2006 12:40:13, fletch posted:

you can get glucose from drugstores. My local store doesnt carry it, but they did put in an order and I got it in a week.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by natetrue

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:16:01 -0600

At 27-Nov-2006 22:16:01, natetrue posted:

I would not recommend ODing on vitamins, nor getting a bladder infection just for the purpose of peeing funny colors.

Oh, and I tried mixing the dye with Wal-mart brand artificial sweetener (main ingredient "Dextrose with Maltodextrin") and it had no effect. It might just be the wrong chemical, but don't reducing agents also require oxidizing agents, by definition? I may be talking out of my ass here (it happens a lot), but I seem to remember that much from freshman chemistry.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by littlewilly

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:30:49 -0600

At 27-Nov-2006 21:30:49, littlewilly posted:

Hey, if I take high doses of vitamins at the same time as the Methylene blue, can I get shades of green? Will a bladder infection turn it purple? Dude, this is so cool. Don't eat the blue snow!!!

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by jesse

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:00:09 -0600

At 27-Nov-2006 12:00:09, jesse posted:

I was the one who suggested this substance to Nate, after he bought some I gave to a try, I definatly ate WAY too much. My urine came out the color of cobalt glass and there was a ever so slight "warming" sensation when it was expelled...yeah, anyway if you DO try this do so with small amounts first.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by natetrue

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:44:29 -0600

At 27-Nov-2006 10:44:29, natetrue posted:

Thanks sfllaw! Do you know if groceries carry glucose?

I tried sucrose (cane sugar) but that sure doesn't work :)

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by sfllaw

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 23:09:34 -0600

At 26-Nov-2006 23:09:34, sfllaw posted:

Methylene blue can be mixed with glucose, which is a reducing agent. That should make it go clear. And also counteract some of the bitterness.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by spamicles

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:50:29 -0600

At 25-Nov-2006 09:50:29, spamicles posted:

WARNING: TAKE METHYLENE BLUE AT YOUR OWN RISK. The prank is fairly harmless if small amounts of methylene blue are used, although allergies are possible and it is advisable to use pharmaceutical-grade stain which has been carefully protected from contamination. The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of methylene blue. Be aware if you have any other medical problems, especially:

* Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency�Methylene blue may cause anemia or make methemoglobinemia worse

* Kidney disease�In patients with kidney disease methylene blue may accumulate in the body; smaller doses of this medicine may be needed

* Methemoglobinemia to treat cyanide toxicity�Methylene blue may make cyanide toxicity worse by increasing the amount of cyanide in the blood

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by chet

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:41:31 -0600

At 25-Nov-2006 08:41:31, chet posted:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202703.html

Methylene ( METH-i-leen) blue is used to treat a condition called methemoglobinemia. This condition occurs when the blood cannot deliver oxygen where it is needed in the body. Methylene blue is also used as a dye to stain certain parts of the body before or during surgery.

Side effects: Greenish blue to blue discoloration of urine and stools.

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by cheftony

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:31:18 -0600

At 25-Nov-2006 00:31:18, cheftony posted:

I was taught bartending a long time ago, and the teacher told me about this. He used a liquid and would slip it in someones soda (coke, pepsi) because of the color. Doesn't harm anyone , but boy, does someone freak!!!

Comment on Body mod - Turn your pee blue! by natetrue

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:38:49 -0600

At 24-Nov-2006 23:38:49, natetrue posted:

There seems to be some evidence of the existence of a preparation of Methylene Blue which is safe to ingest but is completely colorless - see this news story about an art exhibition that supposedly did it. Further googling reveals no hint of a formula that's safe, and no evidence of this "Blue" exhibition.

Any chemists want to chime in on this?