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INTEREST: Fan Gets 3D Poké Ball Tattoos/Subdermal Implants


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Jozoiscute



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:09 am Reply with quote
Wow...this looks...incredibly painful.
Shocked
What if the kid fell on his arm? Wouldn't all the implants rip, pop, or move around?
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Aura Ichadora



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:19 am Reply with quote
Ew...that actually grosses me out. Why on Earth would ANYONE do that to themselves? I'm all for self-expression, but to me that starts to border on self-mutilation.
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Lady Multi



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:00 am Reply with quote
I say, to each their own...

but in my opinion, I would NEVER have this done. Reasons: 1, scars and non-reversibility; 2, OMG, large much? (I was expecting something a bit more tasteful and smaller, but Wow, this guy...); 3, I hope you have a job already as I'm sure you don't want to wear longsleves ALL the time.

But hey, if he likes it, then well, okay then. Maybe it won't look as bad when the swelling goes down and there isn't a huge stitched up gash on the elbow.
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KN_guro



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:00 am Reply with quote
I hope his arm gets infected and has to be amputated.
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Romuska
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:43 am Reply with quote
I'm a huge Pokemon fan and I can still say the kind of freaks me out. Should make fisting more interesting though.
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RisikaFox



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:10 am Reply with quote
I have nothing against tattoos, and nerdy tattoos normally make me happy... But that's just disgusting and distasteful. Not to mention it looks extremely uncomfortable. Confused
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ss-hikaru



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:01 am Reply with quote
Sure, they may be 3D but they don't look right in terms of shape... Not that I want to see huge half-spheres sticking outta someone's arm.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:22 am Reply with quote
People get implants in their breasts and other elongated parts all the time, so if done right, it's safe and unharmful especially if just saline. Laughing
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Splitter



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:42 am Reply with quote
Oh my god I feel sick just looking at it.
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egoist



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:48 am Reply with quote
That's bloody disgusting. What in the world are his parents doing.

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He also noted that the tattoos shown are "just the beginning"

Yeah, maybe he wants to change his real balls for pokeballs as well.
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PetrifiedJello



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:07 am Reply with quote
I suppose it could be worse. They could have been dragon balls.

I've seen this type of body application before, but it's still tame compared to hooks sticking out of people. This goes even further with things like body corsettes, which I find strangely attractive.

Meh. Doesn't bother me in the slightest. When Japanese girls are purposely trying to turn themselves into anime characters, all hope for the human race is lost.
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Ringking



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:07 am Reply with quote
I have nothing against the tattoo's themselves, but what was the point of those implants? They dont even make the balls look 3d, they just look like he had the tats done over the top of some massive pimples.
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:08 am Reply with quote
[expletive] gross.

I have no problem with raised 3D tattoos when they were shown from the POV of someone who got them for, say, braille that spelled out the name of one's beloved, but this is just messed up and, frankly, stupid.
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Apollo-kun



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:45 am Reply with quote
In the Pokemon world, think how impractical those would be if they were actual Pokeballs... Any fan would know that they would burst straight out of his skin anytime they were summoned, and then it's good-bye arm! Some fans really disappoint me...
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population_tire



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:49 am Reply with quote
PetrifiedJello wrote:
I suppose it could be worse. They could have been dragon balls.

Brb, best idea ever.
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