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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Because blood coagulates (changes from a liquid to solid as it dries). The outer edges of the blood dry first and stick to the surface. Other liquids that also do this are paints are milk.

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