"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.
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Obvious question--if the owner of this tattoo gains or loses weight, wouldn't that make his measurements less accurate?
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 :~)
If he were a real scientist, his tattoo would be in centimeters, not inches.
...actually, shouldn't that be divisions of a cubit?
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.
This is the geekiest comment thread ever!
agree with you bob.