Those with phobias of needles can now get tattoos without having to worry. Scientists have developed a way to get a permanent tattoo without going under the needle and suffering through hours of pain.

The tattoo needle is actually one piece of metal that has several ends to it. A needle can have three ends or as many as 25. Each type of needle can achieve different effects.

While machine tattooing is considered the norm in the tattoo industry, another tattooing technique—the “stick-and-poke” method—is becoming increasingly popular. There are some similarities ...

Tattooing involves repeatedly piercing your skin’s top layer with a sharp needle covered with pigment. So, getting a tattoo is generally painful, though people may experience different pain levels.

The machine and tattoo supplies needed to be portable because early American tattoo artists traveled constantly along the eastern seaboard, selling their craft to sailors at the different ports. This ...

Popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day gives a tattoo machine its close-up in the video above (the slow-mo action starts at 3:10). As you can see, the machine actually has many-pointed needles ...