Laser-etched tattoos: don't try this at home, kids
By Ryan Block 
posted July 4th 2008 11:32PM
posted July 4th 2008 11:32PM
posted July 4th 2008 11:32PM
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nauseating?
More like delicious!
http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F6O/9WH4/FI42NCL6/F6O9WH4FI42NCL6.MEDIUM.jpg
Yummy indeed.
Don't let that rat's nest wig fool you! It's clear looking at the skin pigmentation and freckles that this is the work of a red headed step child....
I've eaten potato chips that smelled just like burnt flesh. Interestingly, they were delicious. They didn't taste like flesh, but I've only ever tasted live, non-burnt flesh, so that may not mean anything.
Sorry for the comment spam, but I'm wondering if there's any place that will laser etch laptops in the Los Angeles area.
Not so interested in etching myself...
I'm fairly certain had you not included "Sorry for the comment spam" your comment would've just been ignored and not low ranked.
Hell, you may have even gotta a on-topic response.
G O O G L E I T
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Lawl @ gadget. that just made my day
Hi this is Bam Margera, and this is the "Brand of the Future".
This time the dick on his ass will be a lot cleaner and clearer.
Prior to reading this article, I was contemplating attempting this at home where I, naturally, keep a laser-etching machine.
At home? Hrm, I leave mine in the office so the kids can't get to it.
He was being sarcastic...
so was he....
WHOOOOOOOSH! thats the sound of the joke flying over your head chris.
i mean quomen. i accidently looked at the above post
We're actually thinking of getting one at work to cut down our outsourcing. Who's first?
This kid is scarred for life...better get the coconut butter out
wonder if it causes skin cancer.
It probably wouldn't cause skin cancer but, it might lead to infection or cosmetic defect.
yeah. i really want to see what these look like 1 year from now. then 5 years. i bet it will look pretty gross.
are those freckles ?
Yes, what does everyone think of freckles? I've always wanted to know...
Is that a toothpick in your pocket...?
hello cancer
Cancer: Hello, chulo9. How's it going? How are the kids?
iPod tatto .... Check
zune tatto .... Check
laser etched eight track tape ...... Here I come
I believe you meant tattoo.
And are you serious?
Tats, piercing, body mods - I welcome any method that allows me to identify bourgeoisie d-bags at 10 paces. It makes life so much easier.
Thats an incredibly ridiculous and uneducated generalization.
You're right. I forgot to add "poseur".
How does it make your life easier? Surely you don't need any help judging other people to maintain your better-then-everyone attitude.
Unfortunately, there is not way to detect you at 10 paces so that we know that a inept idiot is in our vicinity.
And yet everything you mention in your first post has nothing to do with the bourgeois class of Americans. Tats/piercings/etc are usually seen on the lower/middle class (sorry for the generalization, but it's true) instead of the rich. Poseur possibly, that's closer to the right track.
I bet you're racist too. Did you miss that lesson in elementary school about "not judging a book by its cover?" Bigoted fool.
Well I grew up in the lower class and that was my observation. Obviously most of Engadget disagrees, but others' opinions aren't really going to change mine. Statistical evidence to prove me wrong would though.
The only thing better than the smell of burning flesh is the great feeling of skin cancer. Glorious.
I for one welcome our laser-etched robot overlords.
That couldn't have been worth it. I burnt my arm on the element in my oven while removing a potato once and I still don't know what was worse...the pain or the smell.
Having burned myself in virtually every possible way -- campfires, wood stove, ovens, exhaust manifolds, irons, cigarette lighters, etc. -- I feel somewhat qualified to respond.
It is a dry burn just shy of 2nd degree. It'll sting for 3-5 days, fade to skin-tone after a week, and be mostly invisible (save for maybe some slight scarring) within 2 weeks.
Now I need a silicon graffiti tattoo: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/pages/dilbert.html
I've never been too fond of tattoos, especially tasteless ones, but this takes the cake. You would think he would at least tattoo something a bit more interesting, like a naked woman, or at least related to this attempt, like the logo for laser products, not some poorly-drawn robot and early '80s video game icons. Hmm... perhaps they are fitting. They do scream "nerd."
Well, so does the "what is sunlight?" skin tone.
Personally, I would've gone for some TRON style circuitry on the back of my hand. Equally geeky, but I think the coolness factor would be higher.
I'm curious as to what it would look like a few months from now. Presumably a scar of some sort?
Disgusting? Yes.
Though those looking to get "Pirate" branded like in Pirates of the Caribbean have a pretty sanitary way to do it.
Really, if I want body art, I'll stick to ink.
What a bunch of dumbasses.
+1
Me too.
first to comment. nope
first to low ranked. We'll see what we can do
hmm, youre being sarcastive about the first comment thing right? i mean, as of right now, you have the most recent (as in furthest from teh first) comment on the page.
....how do dumbasses manage to get a laser etching machine?
i want one of those
You can get small craft oriented lasers for around $3k, last I checked. Industrial models start at about $10k for around 35w and a smallish 12x16 or so work space. A better starting point would be a little more powerful laser and an 18x24 work space so you can do some decently sized signage, which I think hits the $15k-$18k mark.