How do tattoos stay forever?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In the United States, you can’t get a tattoo until you’re 18 years old. If that seems unfair, just think about it - it’s permanent! As in…forever and ever! For all time! So how does it actually stay on your skin? We asked dermatologist Roopal Kundu to help us find the answer.

Got a question that feels like it’s permanently etched in your brain? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help (th)ink of an answer.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um.
0:04.0	Moment of um.
0:09.0	Moment of um comes to you from APM studios.
0:11.0	I'm Mark Sanchez.
0:13.0	Um...
0:15.0	Dad.
0:17.0	What?
0:18.0	Look what I drew. Wow, sweet Tiger.
0:20.0	Thanks.
0:21.0	Dad. Oh, what?
0:24.0	You really like it.
0:25.0	Yeah, I really like it.
0:26.0	Like, really, really like it?
0:28.0	Yeah, it's the coolest Tiger you've ever drawn.
0:32.0	Well, if you like it so much...
0:35.0	Yeah?
0:36.0	Will you get a tattoo it on your bicep?
0:38.0	Oh, uh...
0:40.0	But you said you loved it.
0:41.0	I do.
0:42.0	Why did you lie? I didn't lie. Then why won't you
0:46.6	get a tattooed if you love it so much and if you love me so much? Okay I mean because
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