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Tattoos For the Math and Science Geek?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what's-wrong-with-a-slashdot dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I've been thinking of getting a sleeve of math and science tattoos for quite a while now. With the money saved up, the only question remaining is, what equations/ideas should I get? I know for certain that I'm going to include some of Maxwell's equations, and definitely Ohm's Law. So, if you were going to put a tribute to the great math and science minds on your body forever, which ones would you choose?"

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  1. Euler's Identity, Entropy & Gaussian Distribut by eldavojohn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Personally, I've always enjoyed the beauty of Euler's identity, any form of Gaussian (normal) distribution which has a standard form here and entropy in regards to information theory. Of course, these are just personal favorites -- the last two because I am a computer scientist with so much college work hinging on them. You probably have personal favorites in chemistry or physics or another field even. Honestly, the loan formula is probably one of the most widely used and life changing formulas in the United States today -- especially given the recent financial crisis. I think it would be best for you to draw up your own formulas in a geometric display rather than someone else's symbols. I suppose that would require extreme precision on the end of the artist and also introduce interesting problems with the elasticity of your skin ... but I'm one for originality especially if you're about to mark yourself in a relatively permanent way.

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  2. Get a fractal by ALeavitt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Get a full sleeve of the Mandelbrot set drawn with (literally) painstaking detail and accuracy. That should keep you and your tattoo artist busy for a while.

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  3. The Question! by Per+Wigren · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You should tattoo pi * 1337%

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  4. Re:Before you do it by Idbar · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Well... I guess you can always start with 3.14 and keep adding decimals with time, as you feel more confident about having tattoos.

  5. Re:No it isn't by Peach+Rings · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Nobody has to give you a job. If they don't like your 'x' they don't have to hire you.

    Note that the employer is breaking federal law if 'x' is:

    • race, color, religion, sex, age, ethnic group, or national origin
    • disability
    • genetic information
    • association with or marriage to someone (on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or disability)
    • previous discrimination lawsuits, or participating in discrimination investigations
    • participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group

    States have innumerable laws such as can't make hiring, firing, compensation, layoff, transfer, training, benefits, retirement, or promotion decisions based on:

    • status as a parent
    • pregnancy
    • results of a lie detector test
    • marital status
    • sexual orientation
    • political affiliation

    So clearly employees do have recourse for discrimination. Your "a job is a privilege not a right" is about a hundred years late.

    Also, yes the first amendment only applies to congress (and state governments from the 14th amendment) but the question here isn't of law, it's of whether something is right or wrong. Freedom of speech is the defining principle of American culture and law, and its violation is rightfully greeted with disgust.