Gizmodo: body art

An NES Controller Purchased from the Merchant of Venice

Mark Wilson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Some things seen can never be unseen. That's why we're sticking one man's NES controller—which he engraved into his flesh—after the jump.

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Body Modification Ezine member Metal_Games either really loves the NES or really hates himself. Because he went through an hour of barbaric scarification (in which a trained professional sliced away chunks of his skin) to make his leg Konami code compatible. From his account:

The stencil went on, and we were ready to go. Starting with the lines, the pain wasn't half as bad as I'd expected. In fact, it was a breeze for the most part. It took Jeffrey, the artist, about 20 minutes to cut all the lines. A couple of deep breaths, and we went straight on to removing the skin...

I'll just add that removing skin before stopping the bleeding before cleaning the wound before living with the decision for the rest of his life was probably the hard part.

Read his full account of the experience at: {bmezine via GameDaily via GoNintendo]

If You Were Crazy Enough To Get a Gadget Tattoo, What Would That Gadget Be?

Sean Fallon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Extremely nerdy tattoos are popping up more and more these days. Not that you are crazy enough to get one, but let's say you blacked out after a drunken evening and woke up with a gadget tattoo. What gadget might it be...and where would you find it?

Keep in mind that tattoos of anything that falls under the nerd culture umbrella is acceptable—from physics equations to portraits of Bill Gates with the words "XOXO Forever" underneath. Bonus points if you actually have a tattoo in this category.

Braille Tattoos Are Touchy, Feely

Wilson Rothman — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:15:00 EDT

A German art student has developed a way to create tattoos for the blind, by implanting surgical steel, titanium, or medical plastic balls just under the skin in formations that spell out words in Braille.

Not just for loved ones, designer Klara Jirkova says the implants could be placed in the fleshy part of your hand between forefinger and thumb, so that blind people could identify one another while shaking hands.

I am down with the tattoo concept, though I imagine it can really only be appreciated by bona fide blind people, as Johnny Depp's famous "Winona Forever" tat would just look like a rash in need of some serious cortisone cream. [Underwire]

Philips Electronic Tattoo Concept or Peter Petrelli Tantric Sex Video?

Wilson Rothman — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:30:17 EDT

WARNING: EURO-STYLE SUGGESTED SEXUAL CONTENT
If you caught that weird tattoo moment in Heroes last week, you will especially appreciate this new Philips Design electronic body art project, Skin: Tattoo. The girl makes the dude's tattoos ooze mysteriously by getting him into a tantric embrace. My only confusion: with such a scary soundtrack, it kinda seems like she is draining away his life essence, and replacing it with black subcutaneous ink. Not exactly a selling point, Philips! [Philips]

Show Your Tough Side With McPhee's Geek Tattoos

AddyDugdale — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:37:34 EDT

The ultimate geek tattoo could only be a transferable one. It's painless—although beware when peeling off the paper, as you might trap a couple of hairs which for most geeks can be a painful experience. This $7.95 pack from Archie McPhee has missed a trick, though. How about a massive line drawing of Jobs' or Gates' face for your back? Then you can strip off your black software T-shirt and really show your fellow tech fiends how you've suffered in the name of tech. {McPhee via Popgadget]