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Category: Science Tattoos
Posted on: August 9, 2007 10:43 AM, by Carl Zimmer
A reader writes:
This is my friend, Ira Klotzko, he's got a doc. in Physics and a great sense of humor.I won't share his original plan for the depiction of Uranus...
One we can share is how he jokes that the tattoo is really accurate because, as is the case with his waistline, the universe is always expanding.
Into the science tattoo hall of fame it goes...
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Comments
So is the guy's nipple a meteor or a comet? This stuff is amazing. I thought I was to geeky to get a tattoo, but I have been inspired.
Richard
http://lifewithoutfaith.com/
Posted by: Richard | August 9, 2007 5:24 PM
i'm just glad pluto is still there.
Posted by: knobody | August 9, 2007 11:43 PM
Give a new meaning to Solar Plexus, too.
Posted by: Peter McGrath | August 12, 2007 10:50 AM