Stupid Fucking Ideas
I've been lazy with my news reading lately, but the Colbert Report that I DVR'd got me tuned into this story about tattoo ink that is suspended in tiny plastic beads that can be removed with one laser treatment .
"Mathiowitz doesn't have a tattoo and said that as a scientist, she never thought she'd be working with them. But she said she is happy to help improve an ancient art form."
That line about sums it up, but I'm reminded of a Kind of the Hill episode when Hank is talking to the lead singer of a Christian rock band. He says something like, "You're not making Christianity cooler, you're just making rock music worse."
"This will make tattoos so much safer. None of the toxins from the ink will be able to leak out" and linger in the dermis, as occurs with conventional tattoos, Mathiowitz said.
And there's a big fucking lie to sell your product. What toxins? They're mineral salts. I've never heard of a person having any negative effects from tattooing in the long term who wasn't immediately allergic to the ink or had it applied correctly.
Jesus Christ... what tattoo artists are going to use this (more expensive) ink that doesn't last forever. I cringe to even think of the douche bags who will saunter into a shop with no ink and ask for it.
I'm sure some will carry it and use it, but I can't believe that this ink will hold up to years of tanning and sun. Real ink can't even do that. That's what a laser does, it just speeds up the effect of the sun breaking the ink apart into small enough particles for the blood stream to take away. I can't imagine these little plastic beads can withstand years of the suns abuse if one laser treatment magically causes them to burst.
Then you'll have all kinds of plastic floating around in your bloodstream. I'd rather stick with a method that has proven to not potentially kill me due to some sort of bizarre blood poisoning.
Next thing you know someone will invent a painless tattoo machine so every jackass in a band will finally have the guts to get a pain free tattoo that he or she can get rid of after their shitty band can't sing a tune.
In this era of quick and commitment free everything, can their still be one thing you're stuck with once you've made a decision other than an STD?
"Mathiowitz doesn't have a tattoo and said that as a scientist, she never thought she'd be working with them. But she said she is happy to help improve an ancient art form."
That line about sums it up, but I'm reminded of a Kind of the Hill episode when Hank is talking to the lead singer of a Christian rock band. He says something like, "You're not making Christianity cooler, you're just making rock music worse."
"This will make tattoos so much safer. None of the toxins from the ink will be able to leak out" and linger in the dermis, as occurs with conventional tattoos, Mathiowitz said.
And there's a big fucking lie to sell your product. What toxins? They're mineral salts. I've never heard of a person having any negative effects from tattooing in the long term who wasn't immediately allergic to the ink or had it applied correctly.
Jesus Christ... what tattoo artists are going to use this (more expensive) ink that doesn't last forever. I cringe to even think of the douche bags who will saunter into a shop with no ink and ask for it.
I'm sure some will carry it and use it, but I can't believe that this ink will hold up to years of tanning and sun. Real ink can't even do that. That's what a laser does, it just speeds up the effect of the sun breaking the ink apart into small enough particles for the blood stream to take away. I can't imagine these little plastic beads can withstand years of the suns abuse if one laser treatment magically causes them to burst.
Then you'll have all kinds of plastic floating around in your bloodstream. I'd rather stick with a method that has proven to not potentially kill me due to some sort of bizarre blood poisoning.
Next thing you know someone will invent a painless tattoo machine so every jackass in a band will finally have the guts to get a pain free tattoo that he or she can get rid of after their shitty band can't sing a tune.
In this era of quick and commitment free everything, can their still be one thing you're stuck with once you've made a decision other than an STD?
Labels: Philosophy, Tattoos
posted by lawryde at
8:51 PM
2 Comments:
It helps smooth over the awkward situation of your parents finding out for the first time...
Now kids can say "But Mom, it's not permanent!" and then the parents have a little while for it to sink before they realize it's real. So maybe it's not all bad???
By
Anonymous, at 8:16 AM, July 27, 2007
LOL... The caption under Jolie's picture says, "Permanent but removable ink." Can you say WTF?
By
Steve, at 1:17 PM, July 29, 2007
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