In article <Xns93F6E7E672080Alphonseworkcom@204.127.199.17>, 
Alphonse@work.com says...
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>Pharsti <pharsti11@coldmail.com> wrote in
>news:Xns93F0A5C5A5EE3pharsti11hotmailcom@212.115.192.188: 
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>> Daniel Rudy <dcrudy@invalid.pacbell.nospam.net.0123456789> wrote in
>> news:xXW6b.12385$kq6.7233@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com: 
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>>>> 
>>>> Did anyone else ever notice that the water she's lying in is red?
>>>> 
>>>> http://people.zeelandnet.nl/bsl/bath.jpg
>>> 
>>> Actually, that looks like the bottom of the tub.  The actual water
>>> around her legs is a brownish color when compared to her skin color.
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>> Looking closely, I can see that too, but why on earth would the bottom
>> of a tub be red? I forgot to mention though that this is only visible
>> in the DC version of the episode, the scene was a lot darker in the
>> original series, and there wasn't any red visible. So why would they
>> change it and make it a red color, just to confuse us?
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>Rust. It is a metal tub, most likely cast iron, and the building it is 
in 
>has no roof. So it has been exposed to the elements, quite likely for 
some 
>time, and rain water sitting in the bottom of the tub over time would 
cause 
>it to rust.   

Blood makes more sense...

FW