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Braille Tattoos - Body art for the blind

offbeatink.com — Interesting article on the creation and usage of braille style tattoos for specifically for blind people. Article highlights the intended use of braille tattoos on the hand so blind people can recognize each other but the problems associated with this.

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  • khalidlive, on 11/02/2007, -38/+4Fantastic article, really interesting. Recommended to all.
    • Cougaboy, on 11/01/2007, -1/+13The article itself is horribly written. Rather than talking about the tattoos themselves, he spends his time speculating on how they won't catch on because he thinks that bumps on skin are ugly. News flash - a lot of people think that a lot of body modification is ugly.
    • tubeblender, on 11/01/2007, -1/+6spam-spam-spam-dot-spam-dash-spam-dot-spam.

      • dorianh49, on 11/03/2007, -1/+9Hmm, this might be a good braile tattoo: "IF YOU CAN READ THIS, YOU'RE WAAAAY TOO CLOSE TO MY ASS!" Although an unfortunately-placed pimple or two could totally change the message.
    • c0ldfusi0n, on 10/31/2007, -0/+3You forgot "A++++++ WOULD DEAL WITH AGAIN"
  • tina01, on 11/02/2007, -37/+2cool
  • Scumbunny, on 11/01/2007, -25/+2Makes you wonder why it took so long to for this to come to light. It seems so obvious.
  • 11instant, on 11/02/2007, -29/+1really nice
  • jmknet2007, on 11/02/2007, -27/+7Nice Article. I like tatoos and I think the blind people like too... (Sorry for my english...)
  • infinityanant, on 11/02/2007, -29/+2cool tatooes
  • homre, on 11/01/2007, -27/+1interesting concept...
  • Rox1234, on 11/02/2007, -29/+2lol O.o
  • cavendano, on 11/01/2007, -24/+3LOL...so what happens when they get tattoos on their cleavage and lower backs?!?!?!?!?
    • noahhoward, on 11/01/2007, -1/+3"Hmm... what's this... This end up??"
  • str3ama, on 11/01/2007, -17/+9This isn't entirely new, the indigenous people of both South and North America used a similar process, only they used beads instead of silicone (obviously).
    One of my worst nightmares is having bugs crawling under my skin (just like in that X-Files episode)...I really don't want things under my skin (except for blood, flesh, cartilage, bones)
  • AriaStar, on 11/01/2007, -14/+3When African scaring is considered a BETTER method...wow.
    • DreKor, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2I really couldn't figure out where the author was coming from when they said that. Implants have been an increasingly common thing in body modification and they're regarded as being safe. Ritualistic scarring, however, sucks. It's done under very primitive conditions where infection and complications are very serious possiblilites.
  • SteelFrog, on 11/01/2007, -6/+27Man, what's up with all the short, spammy comments lately?
    • sexybobo, on 11/01/2007, -0/+10They are from the people that get paid to comment on and digg the story. burry them and report abuse.
  • PhonicUK, on 11/01/2007, -6/+28Spot the 'sponsored' diggs...
  • spawesume, on 11/01/2007, -16/+12There sure are a lot of informative comments.
    • f8tbrautmehere, on 11/01/2007, -1/+5Hope you just forgot the /sarcasm tag.
  • lewscroo, on 10/31/2007, -9/+2Do these blind people get confused when they touch a nipple? A!
  • CDRaff, on 11/02/2007, -13/+4Why is it that everyone who commented saying this was cool was dugg down?
    • slashbot, on 10/31/2007, -1/+8because they are all the same person. Some guy obviously trying to get his article to the front page,
    • tubeblender, on 10/31/2007, -0/+2I think you just replied to one of his aliases.
    • CDRaff, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1No not an alias, just a dude.
    • rocktopotomus, on 11/02/2007, -0/+3plus there is no point in a comment that says "cool", if you think something is cool you digg the link, you don't post a meaningless post.
  • slashbot, on 11/01/2007, -10/+4The first 10 or so comments are spam.

    buried
  • Meursault, on 10/31/2007, -11/+3I wonder what my horrible acne says in braille!
  • KyjL, on 11/01/2007, -14/+1Dicks.
    • f8tbrautmehere, on 11/01/2007, -0/+3Not all of us are dicks. Take me for instance... I'm an *****, now ***** off.
  • childprey, on 10/31/2007, -11/+1.... wouldn't peircings be easier?
  • murf43143, on 11/02/2007, -11/+2.....-. .. ..-- -------- .. -. --.
  • kimbellina, on 11/01/2007, -3/+12Is it just me, or did that article read like a high school essay?
  • brickandwind0w, on 11/01/2007, -2/+37I feel like im reading eBay feedback comments.
    A++++ WILL READ AGAIN!!!
    • murf43143, on 10/31/2007, -5/+2lol
    • rootneg2, on 11/01/2007, -0/+3no kidding.

      Why is the lack of actual comment-content on this particular thread so bad? I mean, usually there are at least one or two interesting or insightful questions or comments by now. Either somebody is really ***** dedicated to getting their blog posting pageranked (making all those sockpuppets must be time-consuming...) or they have an army of gullible, manipulable friends.

      To anybody else who just got "caught up in the moment": never post a comment that just says "cool" or "neat" or "lame" or any other sort of monosyllabic equivalent to "yes/no this is cool". That is what the digg button is for.

      sort of sad, since the article itself is actually one of the more unique front-pagers; I would have expected a good comment thread out of it.
  • SgtSilverfish, on 11/05/2007, -10/+1I thought those were called worts.
  • micahwilli, on 11/05/2007, -9/+1It's down.. are there Pictures?
    Mirror?
  • tubeblender, on 11/01/2007, -8/+2LAME.
  • digitallysick, on 10/31/2007, -7/+2better to get a braille tattoo at least you can feel what it means. If your blind and you get a normal tattoo, how can you be sure it is what it says it is
  • DanLar75, on 11/02/2007, -15/+2Cool, Dugg!
  • lemur, on 11/01/2007, -2/+9"braille tattoos on the hand so blind people can recognize each other"

    What the...? They're blind, not retarded (or deaf).
  • guitarike, on 10/31/2007, -4/+1The idea is pretty messed up, but at least more people are thinking about the blind.
  • Sippi, on 11/05/2007, -3/+8What are the bumps around a woman's nipple for?
    It is braille for "Suck here"!
  • serrebi, on 10/31/2007, -2/+1Sad. Nuff said. This will never fly for blind people, at least ones like me who want to be like, not exactly, but like the sited people. Frankly I would get a real tat instead of this crap.
    • MaddieCakes, on 10/31/2007, -0/+0I THINK I see what you did there.
    • brickandwind0w, on 11/01/2007, -0/+2Is there a Braille version of Digg??
  • anthonylawrence, on 10/31/2007, -5/+2Coming from a medical background, I can see how this would be useful to other blind people out there. A lot of people fail to realize the problems that are faced by the blind in general.
  • sircomix, on 11/03/2007, -0/+8"Secondly, braille tattoos do not look all that appeasing to those who are not blind."

    I think you mean appealing? "Appease" is what you do to an angry god when you offer it a goat-sacrifice.

    Jesus, this has a billion spam digs. And yes, writing and concept-wise, it reads like a high school essay, but it's not long enough. D-
  • CCoe, on 11/01/2007, -0/+4FT"A": "Blindness and muteness are two very distinct things. Just because a person is blind, does not mean he is also mute."
    .... NO KIDDING? This reads like a C- high school essay.
  • jeznav, on 11/03/2007, -0/+2Yo mamma so ugly and full of zits, when a blind man bumped into her, he started to read.

    I know its lame digg me down...
  • Russkull, on 11/03/2007, -1/+2this is NOT TATTOOING!! this is called pearling or sub dermal implants, it has been going on for many years, I have 3 beads myself, on the top side of my...
    this guy does not really know what he is talking about, and neither do the people who comment on his page.
    to find out more about sub dermal implants, you can check out bmezine.com or talk to your local body modification artist.
    *note* if your local body mod artist does not know about this procedure, stop going to them and find someone who is actually educated in the goings on in their industry.
    • rootneg2, on 11/03/2007, -0/+2digg for having the sack to get beads stuck under the skin of their penis, but yet still being to timid to actually type the word "penis".
  • certugral, on 11/01/2007, -2/+0Very creative idea!
  • hashref, on 11/01/2007, -2/+3Mine says "Welcome to Jamaica and have a nice day".
  • phenolholic, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1spam on digg. heres my contribution to the dugg down comments: will it blend?
  • olaph, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1i personally like the idea, might get it done myself
  • kingdolar, on 10/31/2007, -0/+0braille tattoos?
  • RobbieF, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1In Braille, all girls are named "A A" or "B".
  • OneFishTwoFish, on 11/03/2007, -0/+4On the breasts of a barmaid at Yale
    Are tattooed all the prices of ale,
    And on her behind
    For the sake of the blind
    Are the same, but they’re written in Braille.
  • HappyScrappy, on 11/01/2007, -0/+1That's fantastic. Don't have to be disadvantaged in their ability to act like rednecks.
  • mariestden, on 11/01/2007, -0/+0Tattoos for the blind? A-mazing! I cannot wait to SHOW this article to my blind uncle who has been looking for better ways of expressing his love for building and riding Harley Davidson motorcycles.
  • Mockylock, on 11/03/2007, -0/+3"'My horse potatoes smell carbony?' What does that tattoo mean?"

    "Nothing. I have acne."
  • missingnoh4x, on 11/03/2007, -0/+2I swear I wasn't trying to grope you, I was just checking for tattoos. On your chest.
  • ubergeek09, on 11/05/2007, -0/+1That's quite bizarre.
  • aashishsahrawat, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1
    More Tattoos with Categories Based are at :
    http://www.atledo.com
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