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Warpy

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11. I'll wait until the results are replicated, thanks
Fri Nov 28, 2025, 03:13 PM
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Tats aren't my thing, I saw too many faded and saggy ones on WWII Pacific vets to be interested. That being said, I've seen some really gorgeous ones and if you want to do that, it's your hide.

I have to wonder about plastics in there, or their component chemicals. Other chemicals, especially solvents, would tend to volatize and not be a long term problem. Plastics, as we are finding out these days, are forever. I'm not sure that the dose received in the usual tattoo would be a problem for most people. That's why I want to see this study replicated and refined.

Until then, I think we can pretty much dismiss it as confirmation bias from someone who hates ink.

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