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Hey guys,
I had an idea a long time ago for a tattoo involving some kind of math or physics symbolism that I would actually like to have... and then promptly forgot what it was. Years later, I still cannot remember the idea for the life of me. (Apparently it wasn't really that good?)
So, I'm appealing to the rest of you for ideas. Here are the requirements:
1) It needs to look, at least on a first glance, to be nothing more than an abstract artistic design. I don't want people to look at it and go "what a dork, he has an equation on his arm." I know a good artist can "abstractify" almost anything, but I'd prefer a genuinely artistic-looking subject rather than something simply dressed up to look artistic.
2) It needs to be relatively small. I don't want some sprawling design. Something that would fit comfortably in a 3" x 3" square would be great.
3) I don't want any large patches of any solid color.
4) I don't want anything overly pictorial or diagrammatic. No plots or fractals or otherwise photographic-type images.
5) I want it to be something can genuinely be explained to another person who is not a physicist. This means no equations from the bowels of m-theory that even I won't understand.
Any ideas?
- Warren
I had an idea a long time ago for a tattoo involving some kind of math or physics symbolism that I would actually like to have... and then promptly forgot what it was. Years later, I still cannot remember the idea for the life of me. (Apparently it wasn't really that good?)
So, I'm appealing to the rest of you for ideas. Here are the requirements:
1) It needs to look, at least on a first glance, to be nothing more than an abstract artistic design. I don't want people to look at it and go "what a dork, he has an equation on his arm." I know a good artist can "abstractify" almost anything, but I'd prefer a genuinely artistic-looking subject rather than something simply dressed up to look artistic.
2) It needs to be relatively small. I don't want some sprawling design. Something that would fit comfortably in a 3" x 3" square would be great.
3) I don't want any large patches of any solid color.
4) I don't want anything overly pictorial or diagrammatic. No plots or fractals or otherwise photographic-type images.
5) I want it to be something can genuinely be explained to another person who is not a physicist. This means no equations from the bowels of m-theory that even I won't understand.
Any ideas?
- Warren
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