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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?"

8 of 1,186 comments (clear)

  1. why? by ZERO1ZERO · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't get it. Why would you want to do this? Is it to be able to cheat at physics exam?

  2. Darwin Awards by Wonko+the+Sane · · Score: 0, Troll

    If doing this prevented a person from ever reproducing would it qualify?

  3. Re:Before you do it by zwei2stein · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, compared to loved-ones name, tramp mark, tribal nonsense and game character tatoos, this is kind of sane and possibly everlasting.

    Still tasteless, mark of sub-average intellect and generally lame, but it is the one least likely to be source of regret.

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    -- Technology for the sake of technology is as pathetic as eschewing technology because it's technology.
  4. Re:Seriously? by sean_nestor · · Score: 0, Troll
    Even beyond the "professional" consequences, it's a remarkably stupid thing to do. A lot of people are dishonest about their interests in getting a tattoo - it's all about fulfilling some vain ideal of what you want others to think of you, and does little to enhance any actual substance on your part. All it says is that you care so little about yourself and your body that you'll gladly deface it to for some kitschy image. This will make for a great novelty at a party or con, sure, but nobody will care after the first time they see it. After that, you have to live with knowing that you thought so little of yourself that you actually prostituted your flesh to some kitschy idea.

    Like an idea, or symbol, or picture a lot? Get a fucking t-shirt of it. This has the advantage of getting the cheap laugh at the party, but you can also walk home with your dignity relatively intact. It takes a remarkably low level of self-respect to devalue yourself by attaching the whole of your existence to a few cheap symbols.

  5. Re:Not me but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    (__) + 8=====D = (_O_)

  6. Re:Before you do it by boristdog · · Score: 0, Troll

    Remember how this "science" stuff is viewed with derision by the American Taliban.

    If the arch-conservatives come back into power, they may make you cut off your arm so you don't spread "science" to our childrens!

    score -5 Troll

  7. Re:No. Tattoos look like trash. by AnonymousClown · · Score: 0, Troll
    Ah! The Slahdotov line by line pedantic defense!

    I'll have use the anti-pedantic defense....

    Bile? I was just making an observation in somewhat colorful terms. And it annoys me when people justify fads.

    When I show up in a suit, you don't see any ink. My eyebrow piercing is long gone, and nobody seems to even notice my earrings anymore. By choice, I don't have anything more extreme that is visible to anybody unless I want it to be.

    So, you are ashamed of some of your tattoos.

    Check and mate.

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    RIP America

    July 4, 1776 - September 11, 2001

  8. Tattoo's are Stupid by WildBillSV · · Score: 0, Troll

    Anyone who would mark their body for life needs to have their head examined. The subject matter really doesn't matter. All tattoo's look like hell especially over time.