"My right forearm has a 8" ruler on it that I use for everything from measuring PVC diameter to wire lengths. My background is in embedded hardware design, but I choose to spend my time doing experimental building, transportation, and energy these days. The tattoo gets used daily."--Mikey
The science tattoo train started to peter out this month. But then Boing Boing unleashed a tidal wave of scientific ink in my direction. Now we're up to 111 pictures, with over 296,000 views of the Flickr set. I don't even know what those numbers mean anymore.
And the press's fascination does not stop. The latest article appears in India's Mail Today.
Comments
You have unleashed a monster ;-)
Posted by: Coturnix | December 21, 2007 12:10 AM
Obvious question--if the owner of this tattoo gains or loses weight, wouldn't that make his measurements less accurate?
Posted by: dacrotty | December 21, 2007 11:10 AM
Obvious question--if the owner of this tattoo gains or loses weight, wouldn't that make his measurements less accurate?
Posted by: dacrotty | December 21, 2007 11:10 AM
Ya, that's what I was thinking too! Hope he is done with puberty and bone growth and also doesn't have to walk around with a lot of really heavy objects in his hands! LOL!
Dave Briggs :~)
Posted by: Dave Briggs | December 21, 2007 1:36 PM
If he were a real scientist, his tattoo would be in centimeters, not inches.
Posted by: Bob Finn | December 21, 2007 5:58 PM
...actually, shouldn't that be divisions of a cubit?
Posted by: Chris Glen | December 23, 2007 2:37 AM
I'm waiting to see a slide rule tattoo -- D scale on the left arm, C on the right, with half scale extensions on each side. Then you could set up currency conversion calculations by holding your arms together.
Posted by: Ted Stern | December 23, 2007 3:40 AM
This is the geekiest comment thread ever!
Posted by: Coturnix | December 24, 2007 3:25 PM
agree with you bob.
Posted by: Lou | April 14, 2008 7:06 AM