What if you could rub a substance on the skin and see what's inside...
Well...you can...but please don't just yet.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 by DrJBHL | Discussion: Everything Else
Anyone (old like me) remember the Visible Man and Visible Woman models? Maybe they weren't as far fetched as you might think...
Anyway, the substance is a common food dye: the one that gives Doritos their orange color...and the skin is on a mouse. Then, using light of a certain frequency, you can see through the skin to the underlying structures.
There is a depth limitation of a few millimeters, but still...this opens up avenues for further research. Imagine Doctors could image internal structures without harmful radio-opaque dyes or radiation...and actually see blood coursing, etc. The future looks to be a cool place, if we don't eliminate the human race.
Take a look at the linked article. I can't reproduce the image there legally without paying, so...you'll have to click to see the laser speckle image. However, here's a video of the dye technique and results from The Guardian:
(credit The Guardian)
This is rather amazing, but honestly it hasn't been tested in people yet so please don't go and ruin your clothing and develop allergic rashes, etc. I don't want a bunch of irate mommies hunting me down because their kids are now yellow as are their clothing, etc. 
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Reply #3 Wednesday, September 11, 2024 9:31 AM
Very interesting indeed!
I had the Visible Man. We’re showing our age here. 
Reply #4 Wednesday, September 11, 2024 10:11 AM
Very interesting indeed!
I had the Visible Man. We’re showing our age here.
Be proud of it, fellow gray panther! 
Where did they put the Walker and Geritol smilies, I forgot. 
The Smithsonian even has a display with these kits. I remember the Visible Woman had an interchangeable womb and abdominal wall showing a full term fetus...a sad comment on us in this display: The Human Brain kit is separate from the VM and VW.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, September 11, 2024 7:40 AM
Yes, I do I got them for Christmas and caught the Puberty Virus at almost the same time.
Was a long time ago in a Galaxy far, far, away though.