Why is it, when you try to wipe away drops of blood off of a surface, it leaves a behind a thin ring around it which is harder to clean?

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Why is it, when you try to wipe away drops of blood off of a surface, it leaves a behind a thin ring around it which is harder to clean?

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I am no scientist but it makes sense that the edges would dry first. Even if the top of the middle of a blood drop dries out, the bottom of the middle would still be fluid. Hope that makes sense. & yes blood is sticky. Protein is sticky stuff.

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