Eli5 why do tattoo machines not cut your skin?

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I see it all the time in videos. The tattoo artist pulls a line on the skin, but the needle part needs to be deep into the skin to deposit the ink, so how does it keep pulling the line without cutting the skin?

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I suggest watching “Smarter Every Day” on youtube, he has a slow motion video of tattooing.It’s really cool and you can see exactly how is put the ink in.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G-K7i4tTRI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G-K7i4tTRI)

He is also very good at explaining how things work. I hope this helps just a little.

edit: be aware there is blood and needles going into skin… obviously.

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