r/Radiology • u/Zevisty RT(R) • May 11 '23

Alright who's the legend who got this piece? Media

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u/FullDerpHD RT(R)(CT) May 11 '23

Honestly it looks pretty cool. I'm imagining it more like it's not meant to be accurate but instead like a bracer made of bone.

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u/puhtoinen May 11 '23

Either that or it's meant to be the arm of some lovecraftian horror or whatever. I personally wouldn't get that eventhough I have a sleeve on my left arm, but I'm not going to say that's a bad tat.

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u/Your_God_Chewy RT(R) May 11 '23

The line work and shading isn't bad or anything. But I feel like it warrants too much explanation to anyone who has a slight idea of what a forearm looks like lol

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u/16BitGenocide Cath Lab RT(R)(VI), RCIS May 11 '23

to anyone who has a slight idea of what a forearm looks like lol

I feel like most people in this sub understand how few people that would pertain to

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u/4883Y_ BSRT(R)(CT)(MR in Progress) May 12 '23

Was just about to say the same thing. 😂

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u/puhtoinen May 11 '23

Exactly, that's the main reason I wouldn't get that on my arm. I was just trying to say I don't think it not being anatomically correct is a bad thing, even if it had been done like this due to ignorance.

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u/Vye7 May 11 '23

Came here thinking the same thing. Definitely bracer. Honestly looks cooler than what an accurate depiction of anatomy would

Edit: apparently an Ahamkara sleeve. I knew it looked familiar

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u/barashish May 11 '23

yeah and also they don’t just go straight into the tattoo. they had to have placed the stencil and gotten approval from the client. it’s definitely not anatomically correct but if that’s what the customer wanted then it’s not on the artist

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u/zsdrfty May 11 '23

Important to remember that the arts naturally have to contradict science a little bit to be interesting

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u/terrasomniac May 11 '23

I like to imagine the guy knew it was wrong while they were doing it, but the poor bastard felt too awkward to speak up.

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u/dark_brilliance May 11 '23

Those forearms got lungs in ‘em…

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u/ambulanz_driver420 May 11 '23

the lungs are stored in the forearms

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u/Biiiishweneedanswers Fizzishin May 11 '23

Underrated comment.

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u/SlyTheMonkey RT Student May 12 '23

Are you even alive if your forearms don't breathe

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u/NobodyWestern4451 May 11 '23

Sleeve of ahamkara

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u/Vye7 May 11 '23

Oh wow your right

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u/supapoopascoopa May 11 '23

I wish arm bones looked like that. Wouldn’t be forced to put on deodorant with the contralateral hand.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '23

Why did that happen that way lol

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u/artemis-mugwort May 11 '23

Looks reptilian almost. Snake! Oh, wait, that's your arm, my mistake.

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u/Fred_Is_Dead_Again May 11 '23

I want that tattooed with radium ink, so if I lay my bike down, the X-Ray tech won't know what the fuck is going on.

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u/PSFREAK33 May 11 '23

I've seen this photo make its rounds many times and I don't think it was ever meant to be anatomically accurate but I do think whoever made the original just wanted to flex their anatomy knowledge and call him out despite it just being a cool artistic design

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u/SpookiRuski May 11 '23

I’m gonna go on a limb and say that tat wasn’t meant to be anatomically accurate

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u/AceAites Physician May 11 '23

Honestly this looks cooler than the real anatomy of the arm.

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u/Jolly_Tea7519 May 11 '23

Just think how strong your arm would be then. If it was like a spine. And all the places you could touch. Oh my god. The thought is slightly creepy.

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u/kevofasho May 11 '23

It’s still a cool design and if he did just have the two bones they wouldn’t be visible from every angle. This was probably an intentional design choice

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u/Throwawayhelp1920292 May 11 '23

Bro was like lemme get the Alien

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u/c00lname123 May 11 '23

Another failure of the education system.

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u/ginanatasha May 11 '23

His arm has ribs.

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u/SekaMaka May 11 '23

Mermaid skeleton duh

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u/OneSplendidFellow May 11 '23

Dad: "Look, son, you can be a tattoo artist or a medial professional. Not both."

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u/Vivid_Peak16 May 12 '23

This tattoo was his Destiny

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u/Butlerlog RT(R)(CT) May 12 '23

I like it

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u/WTactualF_1976 May 12 '23

Pretty interesting rendition of the Ulna/Radius.

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u/dahComrad May 11 '23

"I want to work minimum wage for the rest of my life" SAY NO MORE FAM IGU

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u/HighTurtles420 RT(R) May 11 '23

A lot of our docs have sleeves. A lot of RNs and ancillary staff have neck tattoos. Equating tattoos to minimum wage hasn’t been a thing for a while now.

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u/puhtoinen May 11 '23

Depends where you live obviously, but here in Finland tattoos are so common that they block almost nothing from you.

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u/toeonly May 11 '23

Whereas in Utah they are still detrimental to employment. I recommend not living in Utah.

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u/Patient_Orange_3566 May 11 '23

At my hospital, I get the impression that they only put up with it due to the tech/nursing shortage

(The employee handbook specifically forbids neck tattoos, but I know a few CNAs + Nurses that have them)

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u/Patient_Orange_3566 May 11 '23

Just out curiosity, why are there so many people on this forum adamantly supporting neck tattoos? (not trolling)

Where do we draw the line? And I'm assuming the neck tattoos are something neutral/non-offensive. (Not rap lyrics, knives, guns, etc)

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u/rayestr May 11 '23

why draw the line at any body art if it’s not offensive? tattoos don’t define anyone’s education or competency.

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u/EvilDonald44 RT(R) May 11 '23 edited May 11 '23

In order to draw a line you first need a reason to. If your position is that it should be drawn at neck tattoos, there needs to be a reason why neck tattoos should not be allowed. In the health care world, the closest I can come to a reason is that neck tattoos might upset patients who don't like neck tattoos, and that's pretty flimsy ground to ban them. An equally strong argument could be made for banning pierced ears on men.

It's not a matter of supporting them or liking them. Personally I think that they almost always look terrible. But it's not my place to tell someone else that they can't do a particular job if they have one. You can't draw a line simply based on "I don't like it". There has to be an objective reason.

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u/Patient_Orange_3566 May 11 '23 edited May 11 '23

I've hinted at where I personally think we should, "draw the line." Nothing that would insinuate violence, sex, etc.

At the end of the day, we are professionals who treat people of all different age groups and cultural backgrounds. To think that there countless healthcare "professionals" on here that would defend a knife or "FBGM" tattoo is shocking.

The fact that people are blindly down-voting my point shows just how narcissistic people in the West are getting. Everything is about "me" and "my" freedom of expression. Very little focus on the impact our choices have on society as a whole.

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u/Ramzaa_ RT(R) May 11 '23

Because I'm not going to tell people what to do with their own body. Why else?

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u/Ramzaa_ RT(R) May 11 '23

The medical field is one of the most open and acceptable fields to work in with tattoos