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> get your thumb inked so you can't go to another poll This can't possibly be a serious solution. A quart of acetone costs $2.

• vntok 2y ago
  Why would you assume that actual election ink is as easily washable as that? Surely other people thought about the problem at hand for more than a minute, right? It actually stains fingernails in such a way that the ink only truly disappears when the nail grows. From Wikipedia: > Election stain typically stays on skin for 72–96 hours, lasting 2 to 4 weeks on the fingernail and cuticle area. The election ink used puts a permanent mark on the cuticle area, which only disappears with the growth of the new nail. It can take up to 4 months for the stain to be replaced completely by new nail growth. Stains with concentrations of silver nitrate higher than 18% have been found to have no added effect on stain longevity, as silver nitrate does not have a photosensitive reaction with live skin cells. This means that the stain will fade as new skin grows.
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  • shiroiushi 2y ago
    This reminds me of college chemistry lab. The nitric acid was always interesting because when that got on your skin, it turned yellow, permanently. For skin, this would wear off quickly (on fingers at least), but if it got on your fingernails, those would turn yellow and it would never come out, until the nail had grown out.