Sunday, April 10, 2005
More Evils of Tattoos
I came across this bit of information when I was surfing the internet. Something I need to probably do less of. But, this is part of a transcript from 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' on March 30th. He did a piece on how chemistry researchers analyzed the contents of 17 different tattoo inks. Ultimately, the researchers discovered 14 different metals including nickel, copper, chromium, and lead that were contained within some of the inks. The next step for the researchers is to examine the health risks of these metals being injected into the skin. People keep on finding ways to make getting tattoos bad. Those of you who are metallophobic, mysophobic, or nosophobic may want to consider not getting a tattoo. If this is stopping you from getting a tattoo, you probably didn't want to get it in the first place. On a side note, Keith Olbermann was one of my all time favorite ESPN anchormen.