tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post5093513930310101025..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : Would you change the colour of your skin?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-75270964489808923942012-06-02T12:43:43.176-06:002012-06-02T12:43:43.176-06:00That's the ones.
I've only just gotten to...That's the ones. <br />I've only just gotten to that part of Greta's book.Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-80396885049546138012012-06-02T12:26:31.734-06:002012-06-02T12:26:31.734-06:00Oh...you mean the 'shadow skins.' Didn'...Oh...you mean the 'shadow skins.' Didn't even think of those! <br /><br />My suits are similar to Greta's concept except they don't match the background, they simple erase the person's image by being constructed in a null material the human retina can't detect. :)L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-49210568263600817082012-06-02T12:07:42.408-06:002012-06-02T12:07:42.408-06:00I think I was lucky in one respect - being redhair...I think I was lucky in one respect - being redhaired and white skinned my parents took care to keep me covered in sun cream most of the time. I was never going to tan.<br />And custom designing a fake skin? Sounds cool. I have to say I did have your 'invisibility' suits from P2PC slightly in mind as I wrote the post - and I've just been reading Greta's Starheart which has an invisibility suit that matches backgounds. How about something you could just spray on?Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-89005917050090308862012-06-02T09:33:03.679-06:002012-06-02T09:33:03.679-06:00@Donna I grew up on a lake and lived in a bikini ...@Donna I grew up on a lake and lived in a bikini and Coppertone all summer. Though I tended to burn first, I'd eventually develop very dark tans. And yes, I also fried in Baby Oil on more than one occasion. It was considered a shortcut to a dark tan and not a shortcut to cancer in those days. It wasn't until much later I learned the damage I might be doing to my skin. <br /><br />We're a whole lot more careful about exposure today that we were in the 60 and 70s. <br /><br />@Barbara I remember that scene in Digging Deeper. Laughed so hard I cried. I've only had a few encounters with spray tanning booths--they can be pretty scary monstrosities for the uninitiated!--because I have concerns about the chemicals being sprayed on my skin. There's some new concern about sunscreen now. Studies show some of the chemicals get into our bloodstream and could also cause cancer or health problems.<br /><br />@Pippa Your question inspired an idea for me. What if we had the technology to create an artificial outer layer of skin to protect us from UV rays? It could be any color or carry any tattoo, design or pattern we selected--and mask what we really look like underneath. Beauty is but skin deep, indeed. Hmmm....L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-41584426277102209212012-06-01T10:52:40.319-06:002012-06-01T10:52:40.319-06:00Ouch, Donna!
I do everything I can to stay out of...Ouch, Donna! <br />I do everything I can to stay out of the sun, and slap SPF50 on myself and the kids.Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-54493349040233259922012-06-01T10:18:37.478-06:002012-06-01T10:18:37.478-06:00Oooh, tats that change color? That would be AWESOM...Oooh, tats that change color? That would be AWESOME! And as one of those idiots that fried in the sun under a coating of baby oil back in my teen years seeking the perfect tan (and paid with skin cancer years later), yes, I'd take one order of golden brown, please.Donna S. Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16431686010313020234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-14612405059429960072012-06-01T10:08:51.210-06:002012-06-01T10:08:51.210-06:00@Laurie - yes you did, and I never got around to l...@Laurie - yes you did, and I never got around to looking them up!<br />@Barbara - I'd also take the tanning pill. I'm a little tired of being white skinned and burning the first day we have sun. A nice golden brown colour - and no more sun burn - would make me very happy.Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-40575211628875081932012-06-01T03:55:35.926-06:002012-06-01T03:55:35.926-06:00Fascinating post, Pippa.
I'd take the pill to...Fascinating post, Pippa. <br />I'd take the pill to have browner skin - it makes me look better! I did once try a spray tan booth with disastrous results - related in my book Digging Deeper. Never again!Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-64042257108259953412012-05-31T20:54:17.592-06:002012-05-31T20:54:17.592-06:00I think I'd stick with natural tone...just tan...I think I'd stick with natural tone...just tanner. LOL <br /><br />Fascinating about the Blue Kentuckians. I think I mentioned to you the legend of the Blue cave people who once turned up in France, also.L. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-90213964592302916852012-05-30T15:12:41.372-06:002012-05-30T15:12:41.372-06:00I read Machine by Jennifer Pelland, and the MC had...I read Machine by Jennifer Pelland, and the MC had been transferred to e perfect android replication of her human body. As time progressed, she felt she should look more like the machine she was rather than the fake human she felt herself to be, and she had her skin turned gold. And I have my biomechanoid Mercury, with her silver skin and hair. I'd love to have tattoos that change color.Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-79078043407058537672012-05-30T11:29:07.431-06:002012-05-30T11:29:07.431-06:00I would love to be silver or gold skinned. I think...I would love to be silver or gold skinned. I think that would look awesome, and I may just use that idea . . . (LOL). Great post!Lauri J Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915434024514573480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-5983142587481664552012-05-30T08:47:33.773-06:002012-05-30T08:47:33.773-06:00Lol, and Mulder would put it down to alien interac...Lol, and Mulder would put it down to alien interaction while Scully stands there, hands on hips, explaining the genetics. :P<br />The silver one fascinated me. I worked with metals in a chemistry lab, and I'm curious as to how much silver it would take to turn blue...engage mad scientist mode...Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-20163343516923946102012-05-30T07:17:22.298-06:002012-05-30T07:17:22.298-06:00Aren't the blue people of Kentucky fascinating...Aren't the blue people of Kentucky fascinating? If the X-FILES were still on, they'd probably have an episode about them. Very eerie condition, to say the least. <br /><br />Makes me wonder what else we have yet to discover in this world...Heather Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.com