According to a physicist, forensic techniques for the analysis of blood splatters are crude and most of the math utilized is from first-semester college courses. Fred Gittes of WSU has developed new formulas that include surface tension, gravity, wind resistance, and other factors to accurately analyze a murder scene.

Fred Gittes and doctoral candidate Chris Varney performed their applied experiments with a carefully prepared blend of Ashanti chicken wing sauce and Ivory dish soap, which was found to effectively mimic blood.

The American Journal of Physics has published their research on-line: Locating the Source of Projectile Fluid Droplets.

Perhaps this could be worked into a CSI episode…

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