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Has it ever occurred in your mind, every time you want to turn on the lights we have to bleed first? If if the blood becomes the only source of energy to light, we would think twice to use it. Is Mike Thompson, a British designer who lives in the Netherlands have the idea. The lamp contains luminol, a chemical compound that is commonly used by forensic scientists to detect trace or residual blood in the scene.

Luminol can react with iron compounds in red blood cells and result in emission of blue light. To use it, the first thing to do is mix in the powdered luminol activation in a glass glass. Then, some broken glass and blood Squirt into the powder will be mixed with the substance and react to produce light. LiveScience, Sunday (25/10/2009) launch, this crazy idea earned Thompson a few years ago while undergoing studies master program Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

At that time he was doing research on chemical energy for the project, and studying the use luminol. “In my mind I always imagined that energy into something that expensive. I hope this research can make a paradigm of our thinking about how to use energy,” said Thompson.

Thompson further says, his research aimed at ‘challenging human perception in examining where our energy resources come from?. According to him, it is able to force users to re-think, that so far has often wasteful of energy and the value of the energy we use.

The fact that Thompson created the lights are disposable, making it more appropriate to be a material reflection. “You should really consider carefully before deciding when to use these lights. The reason, he could only be used one time. It makes us feel loved to waste,” said Thompson.