Welcome to the Science Tattoo Emporium

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After six months of science tattoo madness, the ink keeps flowing. To keep up with the rising tide, please visit their new home: The Science Tattoo Emporium. (You can also get there via http://sciencetattoo.com ) I have an amazing backlog of tattoos to post there, which I will be doing so once at day--with an increasing amount of my own commentary on the story behind the picture.

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