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In real life the average adult has ten pints / five litres of blood. One gallon is equal to eight pints / 4.55 liters. When this trope is in play, for 'pints', read 'gallons.' Or more: all living things can contain several dozen gallons of blood, stored under incredible pressures. As a result, almost any damage by a cutting or piercing weapon will result in explosive jets of gore squirting out like a firehose. The trope is strong in anime and samurai movies. This may stem from traditional Kabuki theater, where the "blood" was really a long red silk scarf thrown in a great big arc.

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  • In real life the average adult has ten pints / five litres of blood. One gallon is equal to eight pints / 4.55 liters. When this trope is in play, for 'pints', read 'gallons.' Or more: all living things can contain several dozen gallons of blood, stored under incredible pressures. As a result, almost any damage by a cutting or piercing weapon will result in explosive jets of gore squirting out like a firehose. The trope is strong in anime and samurai movies. This may stem from traditional Kabuki theater, where the "blood" was really a long red silk scarf thrown in a great big arc.
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  • In real life the average adult has ten pints / five litres of blood. One gallon is equal to eight pints / 4.55 liters. When this trope is in play, for 'pints', read 'gallons.' Or more: all living things can contain several dozen gallons of blood, stored under incredible pressures. As a result, almost any damage by a cutting or piercing weapon will result in explosive jets of gore squirting out like a firehose. The trope is strong in anime and samurai movies. This may stem from traditional Kabuki theater, where the "blood" was really a long red silk scarf thrown in a great big arc. Ironically, this sheer amount of blood can have the effect of making the violence less disturbing because of how very obviously unrealistic it is. It is a prime example of Refuge in Audacity. It also helps to mask the wound, so the bone and flesh damage is not shown. In real life the carotid arteries and the aorta do have high pressure that can spurt when cut. Other blood vessels, not so much. Limited to 3.3 oz / 100ml at each heartbeat. Fiction is so much more fun than nature! Contrast Bloodless Carnage. See also the Nosebleed effect, where arousal may cause spurts of blood from the nose. If it's used for comedy it's Bloody Hilarious. Examples of High-Pressure Blood include:
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