Comments on: Blacklight tattoos

Blacklight tattoos

koenie — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:01:09 -0800

By: mathowie

mathowie — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:39:21 -0800

Weird. It looks like all the shots under normal light are shot right after the blacklight tattoo was done so they look bad but claim it will be invisible. I wonder what these people's arms look like several months afterwards -- is it really transparent under normal light or does the scarring give it away?

By: shnoz-gobblin

shnoz-gobblin — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:45:04 -0800

He's not dancing for me. Firefox bug? But I want one of those tatts.

By: breath

breath — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:55:11 -0800

The ex-ray: when your ex comes over to your house and she just looks at you and she knows that you lied.

By: Richard Daly

Richard Daly — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:58:29 -0800

In one of Penn and Teller's books they talk about getting a tattoo without any ink at all. They said the scaring was visible, but eventually (and regrettably to their minds) faded. They also said it hurt more.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:03:24 -0800

I had thought seriously about getting one of these a few years back, and it would be my first tattoo. But a few people who already had ink steered me away from it, saying it leeched back into your skin and eventually more or less faded away (in say a couple of years, as opposed to the 30 or more years required for a regular ink tattoo). This encourages me to re-investigate this option.

By: malphigian

malphigian — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:08:38 -0800

I'm more concerned about the guy who apparently got "Aragon" tattooed in giant letters down his side. That takes some advanced nerditry to do that.

By: gurple

gurple — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:16:57 -0800

I'm more concerned about the guy who apparently got "Aragon" tattooed in giant letters down his side. That takes some advanced nerditry to do that. 'Aragorn' would take nerditry. 'Aragon' would take... being from medieval Spain?

By: evilangela

evilangela — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:33:11 -0800

A friend of mine has the last name Aragon - I suspect that tat could be much more easily explained by such things.

By: obol

obol — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:37:21 -0800

I am totallly entranced by that skeleton arm.

By: hal9k

hal9k — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:00:14 -0800

I want big boogly eyeballs tattooed on my eyelids with this ink. Horrify campers. Scare wife.

By: ssinct

ssinct — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:00:45 -0800

- It contains NO phosphors - It is NOT radio active - It DOES NOT contain EverGlow - It does NOT cause cancer - It has FDA approval as a Spectral Marking [tattoo] Pigment etc etc; me thinkst thou protesteth too mucheth

By: AmyMay

AmyMay — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:06:08 -0800

Looks really cool! I would love to have one. :-)

By: todbot

todbot — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:36:04 -0800

now there's the way to smuggle answers into class before the big test!

By: todbot

todbot — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:37:28 -0800

(I want to get Tron-like circuit diagrams done for my blacklight tattoo)

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:09:09 -0800

That is really cool. I had intended to never get any tattoos in colors other than black, but I may make an exception for OMGINVISIBLEANDGLOWING.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 03:51:04 -0800

MetaFilter: it does NOT cause cancer

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:41:47 -0800

Sweet. Very sweet. If this is still around in 10 years, when people will be able to report a bit more reliably about whether the ink spreads out, causes problems, etc., I might think of actually getting one of these tats.

By: fire&wings

fire&wings — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:48:28 -0800

Suppose it beats

By: strawberryviagra

strawberryviagra — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 05:58:32 -0800

Does that really say 'let's root' on his knuckles?

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:27:12 -0800

They lost me here: Looks really cool when its fresh. Like branding.

By: antifuse

antifuse — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:57:32 -0800

I think that's "Let's Rock", strawberryviagra. Not that that's any better.

By: antifuse

antifuse — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:58:54 -0800

And as for the idea itself... pretty cool, but how about I just get some black light reactive ink, and draw on myself before going out to the club for a night? My exposure to black lights is pretty limited at best, so I think I'll preserve my tattoo budget for ones that people can actually see.

By: onhazier

onhazier — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:27:50 -0800

CunningLinguist, getting these tattoos causes damage to the skin just as any tattoo does. So, when it is fresh, there is scabbing, redness, and raised skin. Since there are no visible ink lines, the tattoos would look more like brands. When they have healed, the tattoos are not visible in normal light and unless the person has heavy scaring, there may be no real visual indicator that something has been done.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:53:41 -0800

antifuse : "pretty cool, but how about I just get some black light reactive ink, and draw on myself before going out to the club for a night?" With much experience in this, I can say: sweat and blacklight reactive ink (actually, highlighter ink works fine, as it doesn't stick out too much in plain light, and glows yellow-green under blacklight) start out well, but the night ends with an undifferentiated glowing mass of yellow forearms.

By: Baby_Balrog

Baby_Balrog — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:26:40 -0800

I think it is sweet! I, too, will get one! :-)

By: todbot

todbot — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:26:51 -0800

...but the night ends with an undifferentiated glowing mass of yellow forearms. If I had a nickle every time that happened to me... boy howdy.

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:10:41 -0800

Neato.

By: jenovus

jenovus — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:25:02 -0800

I want to get a big, visible tattoo. However, I also want to get a job when I get out of school. I think employability wins out on this one.

By: DesbaratsDays

DesbaratsDays — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:46:52 -0800

I've never had any desire to get a tatto, but these are pretty damn cool. If you're gonna do it, why not glo(at) about it!

By: DesbaratsDays

DesbaratsDays — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:47:37 -0800

* Or a tattoo for that matter.

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:56:25 -0800

onhazier: It was the use of the word "cool" to describe branding marks.

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:34:58 -0800

It may not cause cancer, but constantly submitting yourself to UV radiation to show it off just might...

By: prostyle

prostyle — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:43:55 -0800

I would never get a tattoo for a multitude of reasons, so I'm shocked at how interesting this was when I first saw it. The bones look good, but the guy who has the crosshatch on his head has some poor fill gradation. Not that there are many "purists" in the mainstream of tattoo culture, but isn't this substance above and beyond something that could be considered an ancient art form? I suppose it all goes hand in hand though, see: gaudy "tribal" outlines on forearms. Rest assured that when we're serialized The Mark will be made with FDA approved Spectral Marking Pigment.

By: bjork24

bjork24 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:12:03 -0800

hal9k : I want big boogly eyeballs tattooed on my eyelids with this ink. Horrify campers. Scare wife. But then you'd never get to actually see the look of terror in their faces.

By: LordSludge

LordSludge — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:45:05 -0800

Oooooo..., I want a invisible/glowing "666" on my forehead! I dig the highlighter idea.

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:49:31 -0800

I'm thinking Miraculous Stigmata.

By: Bugbread

Bugbread — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:00:57 -0800

Quote from a friend of Space Coyote on Metachat: "Actually they aren't invisible, they look like shitty white ink tattoos under normal conditions and you can't really make it out a lot of the time, looks more like a scar. At least what I've seen, heard." So, actually, the information comes through Somebody → Space Coyote's friend → Space Coyote → Me, so take it with sodium chloride.