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Why Your Blood Should Flow Like Ketchup | Sean Farrington | TED

Your blood should have more in common with ketchup than just color, says chemical engineer Sean Farrington. Demonstrating the flow of everyday products like shampoo, peanut butter and ketchup, he makes the case for expanding the use of blood viscosity as a medical diagnostic, much like blood pressure. Learn more about the little-known field of…

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Your blood should have more in common with ketchup than just color, says chemical engineer Sean Farrington. Demonstrating the flow of everyday products like shampoo, peanut butter and ketchup, he makes the case for expanding the use of blood viscosity as a medical diagnostic, much like blood pressure. Learn more about the little-known field of rheology and how it could save lives — if taken seriously. (Recorded at TEDxWilmington on April 26, 2025)

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13 Comments

  1. @kinsmed

    January 26, 2026 at 11:12 am

    Where are the long establishing shots?
    What’s the theme of the Talks?

    • @Ashortdude1

      January 26, 2026 at 12:18 pm

      man, just get outta here. so sick of seeing people complain about these talks like a bunch of entitled, condescending children. like what you even here for if you aint gonna learn or explore.

    • @haigha-qb4kf

      January 27, 2026 at 2:08 am

      Yes, I don’t know, I’m also increasingly annoyed that there is always a catchy headline and then you have to listen to some stories at half a snail’s speed…

  2. @ashutoshsharma_14

    January 26, 2026 at 12:26 pm

    Who is here to learn English ?

  3. @susannw6911

    January 26, 2026 at 1:17 pm

    And now? What do you think about it?

  4. @LoveFactorySweatShop

    January 26, 2026 at 6:04 pm

    So if a guy we all know, hypothetically, eats only McDonald’s and Aspirin, to point where black marks appear on his hands, how long does this person have left to live?

  5. @thepeopleslight

    January 26, 2026 at 8:53 pm

    This isn’t just research. It’s responsibility

  6. @sutanmudo88

    January 27, 2026 at 5:55 am

    7:00 fun fact., everybodies died when their heart stop working

  7. @jageo48

    January 27, 2026 at 10:38 am

    Yes, blood flow. Salt + Saturated fat, *THE* #1 & #2 causes in that order, for death and disability due to our Western diet with respect to heart attacks and strokes. Then there’s neuopathy… it’s a long list.

  8. @eus38io

    January 27, 2026 at 7:57 pm

    What!? The title says that blood should flow like ketchup, the talk says it shouldn’t 🤪

  9. @lisamuir8850

    January 27, 2026 at 10:17 pm

    Never heard of this before watching this presentation. Didn’t hear much in detail about it but did stress on the heart disease and such. Well done great body language and liked the visual aids.

  10. @kocengineering769

    January 28, 2026 at 2:17 am

    Wow!!
    Sir we are also chemical engineers here
    But we are looked down all the time!!

    Just because we don’t look like other engineer type

  11. @joaomanoel2498

    January 28, 2026 at 5:03 pm

    cool

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