December 23, 2007: Useful Tattoo

xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2007, 08:30 AM

From Scienceblogs.

Quote:

"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

I imagine it would be handy for settling bar bets and locker room boasts.
I'm thinking of having cup sizes tattooed on my hand.

Also, Flickr has two pages of tattoos on science geeks.

TheMercenary · 12-23-2007, 08:57 AM

Fantastic tats in his series. The host also wrote an acalimed book about evolution.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlzim...7601902259753/

monster · 12-23-2007, 09:23 AM

Good job he didn't get the tat on his willy.

Skylight · 12-23-2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Good job he didn't get the tat on his willy.

indeed - - no time to wait for the extendable version..

TheMercenary · 12-23-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Skylight

indeed - - no time to wait for the extendable version..

Yea, but what if he had the retractable slide ruler kind?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2007, 09:53 AM

Ouch... ouch... ouch...

Cloud · 12-23-2007, 11:01 AM

very cool. Did you see the Origin of Species one from a Darwin sketch?

Thanks for posting.

SteveDallas · 12-23-2007, 01:55 PM

You could get logarithmic scales done on each arm, and then use them together as a slide rule.

Scriveyn · 12-23-2007, 03:12 PM

Metric system rulez!

Sundae · 12-24-2007, 10:47 AM

I tried to guess what it was before clicking on the thread.
I failed.

Best I came up with was personal details on someone with a lifelong condition like a fatal allergy, diabetes or other So that if they pass out when they aren't with friends/ family, people will know what to do.

The ruler is way cooller though.
But damn you Bruce. Looking at those amazing tattoos has made me want another one. Just wow.

Gravdigr · 12-24-2007, 11:33 AM

Somewhere on the internet, someone has that tattoo, is making a fist, and using the tat as a depth gauge.

Sheldonrs · 12-25-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Somewhere on the internet, someone has that tattoo, is making a fist, and using the tat as a depth gauge.

Give some people an inch...

Undertoad · 01-02-2008, 12:53 AM

Bruce's IotD "useful tattoo" is currently front-page at reddit.com. Well done xoB!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-02-2008, 01:41 AM

Is that why things were running so slowly tonight?

monster · 01-02-2008, 04:06 PM

and in the less cerebral tattoo world....

12-23-2007, 08:57 AM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Fantastic tats in his series. The host also wrote an acalimed book about evolution. http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlzim...7601902259753/ __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-23-2007, 09:23 AM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Good job he didn't get the tat on his willy. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-23-2007, 09:53 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ouch... ouch... ouch... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-23-2007, 11:01 AM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	very cool. Did you see the Origin of Species one from a Darwin sketch? Thanks for posting. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

12-24-2007, 10:47 AM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I tried to guess what it was before clicking on the thread. I failed. Best I came up with was personal details on someone with a lifelong condition like a fatal allergy, diabetes or other So that if they pass out when they aren't with friends/ family, people will know what to do. The ruler is way cooller though. But damn you Bruce. Looking at those amazing tattoos has made me want another one. Just wow. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 12-24-2007 at 11:39 AM.

12-23-2007, 01:55 PM	#8
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	You could get logarithmic scales done on each arm, and then use them together as a slide rule.

12-23-2007, 03:12 PM	#9
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Metric system rulez!

12-24-2007, 11:33 AM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Somewhere on the internet, someone has that tattoo, is making a fist, and using the tat as a depth gauge.

01-02-2008, 12:53 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Bruce's IotD "useful tattoo" is currently front-page at reddit.com. Well done xoB!

01-02-2008, 01:41 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is that why things were running so slowly tonight? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-02-2008, 04:06 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and in the less cerebral tattoo world.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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