It probably won’t last (I’ll post a follow-up if there’s something to post), but this writer’s fingernail got torn off at work, so they thought “why not get a skull tattoo” (done by Jake at Alkali Tattoo and Body Piercings in Janesville, WI) and see what would happen… Yes, it hurt a lot.
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This is my nauseated face.
D:
Is it…a smiley face? I mean, whatever you wanna do, but it squicks me out.
Oh god, I remember having a nail ripped off when I was a kid and I can’t imagine how much getting a tattoo there would hurt.
yah, “squick” applies here. hey, how did pete patricks toenail tattoo turn out? (alliteration even!)
this is my worst nightmare. vom.
i HATE anything involving under fingernails. especially painful stuff. therefore [ sorry to say it ] i HATED THIS POST :[
I’m really interested in the end result!
I’ve been thinking about tattooing a cursor under my right index fingers’ nail.
aw aw aw. auch !
my fingernails hurt just thinking about that. o___<
HOLY HELL that is one hell of a painfully neat idea. . . id NEVER do it but props to that guy!
BAHHHH i had a similar idea but im actually going to remove part of my nails on purpose. pleaseeee do a follow up on this so we can know if they heal/show!
ow ow ow ow ow! But it’s a col idea haha!
omg OW.
is all i have to say.
HOLY HELL IN A HAND BASKET OW D:
I’m glad he put a coin in the picture for scale otherwise nobody would’ve known how big his finger is… ;-)
woo! Fyi… Female
I hate the word squick.
This is the only thing I’ve ever seen on BME that has actually freaked me out. Ouch!
I would love to see it when the nail grows back
Wow, just the thought of having that done gives me the heebie jeebies. Props to the person who can actually handle that, I sure couldn’t.
I’ve seen split penises and stretched out VCHs, but this actually made me cringe. *shudder*
I once had my whole big toenail ripped off by accident, hurt like hell, but kinda wish I had thought of this…
eeeek.. that looks like pain! I used to tattoo my big toenail every few months, was the easiest tattoo ever, no pain at all then it would grow out and you could put something new on… i think this under the nail thing is just crazy… good luck with that though, really… lol
Are there any follow up picks? How does it look after the nail grows back?
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