What are some unique physics-related tattoo ideas?

[BKawka]

Physics-related tattoo ideas :D

So, I'm starting college in March - to major in Astronomy - and, as a tattoo lover, I'd like to represent my obsession over Astronomy and general Physics by getting a tattoo, as it has changed my life in many ways.

Thing is, I'm out of ideas. I am thinking of getting it as a birthday gift - I also turn 18 in March -, so any suggestions would be really appreciated. I was thinking of getting something related to gravity, as I think it's a beautiful and fascinating thing... Any formulas (I bet there is a obscure/more complex formula for gravity my high schooler self is unaware of - Kepler's won't do the trick), drawings, anything?

Thank you :)

P.S.: I'm sorry if there are any spelling mistakes or something like that - english isn't my primary language!

 

[Dembadon]

So, I'm starting college in March - to major in Astronomy - and, as a tattoo lover, I'd like to represent my obsession over Astronomy and general Physics by getting a tattoo, as it has changed my life in many ways.

Thing is, I'm out of ideas. I am thinking of getting it as a birthday gift - I also turn 18 in March -, so any suggestions would be really appreciated. I was thinking of getting something related to gravity, as I think it's a beautiful and fascinating thing... Any formulas (I bet there is a obscure/more complex formula for gravity my high schooler self is unaware of - Kepler's won't do the trick), drawings, anything?

Thank you :)

P.S.: I'm sorry if there are any spelling mistakes or something like that - english isn't my primary language!

Welcome to the forums!

Forget the equation thing; everyone does that.

You should get a life-sized tattoo of a quark! It's probably going to be way cheaper than a supercluster, and if you don't like it there's no painful, expensive removal process!

 

[moonwaking]

think it better to what kind of tatoo you need... it takes a lot money if you want to get rid of a tatoo you don't like

 

[lisab]

We've had threads on this before...check out this one:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=180444

 

[EternityMech]

E=mc^2 on Uranus, you will become the coolest cat on campus.

 

[BobG]

Seeing as how you'll need something to give you the stamina for doing homework until 3:00 AM, I'd go with a tattoo of a caffeine molecule.

But not on your forehead. Tattooing a caffeine molecule on a person's forehead is a way of warning the world that that person likes to steal the last cup of coffee without making another pot.

 

[BKawka]

I should've searched before creating a new thread. Uh-oh. My bad - I'm sorry.

Of course I'll think a lot before getting a tattoo - it'll be on my body forever, so I need to be cautious. I'm not that stupid, you know By reading the other thread I realize most people here find tattoos stupid, and yeah, most are, I agree - people usually just look at a beautiful drawing of a rose or something and say "hell yes, I should totally tattoo this". lol. Well, I'm against meaningless tattoos, but it's really not the case.

Well, if I don't get any good idea than maybe the quark one would be nice! haha

 

[dlgoff]

What happens if you find, after the tattoo, that the Sciences aren't really your calling?
Tattoo Free

 

[gizmo6]

So far I've seen a chick with pi tattoed on her arm. Then I've seen a really detailed tattoo of voyager 2 with the night sky in the background. I could imagine that one was painful!

 

[QuarkCharmer]

Just tell people you may or may not have a tattoo of \Delta x \Delta p \le \frac{ħ}{2} and save yourself the trouble of regretting it later!

 

[Dembadon]

Can someone please fix Quark's tex? It has created an unresolved tension that won't go away until it's done.

 

[KrisOhn]

Just tell people you may or may not have a tattoo of \Delta x \Delta p \le \frac{ħ}{2} and save yourself the trouble of regretting it later!

What he meant to show.

 

[BKawka]

Yeah, I realize everyone hates tattoos around here and I really won't get a straight answer... Thanks, guys.

 

[PatrickPowers]

Any formulas (I bet there is a obscure/more complex formula for gravity my high schooler self is unaware of - Kepler's won't do the trick), drawings, anything?

G_{\mu \nu} + g_{\mu \nu} \Lambda = {8 \pi G \over c^4} T_{\mu \nu}.

Sorry, I don't know how to get Tex to work. It's Einstein's field equations, which is a obscure/more complex formula for gravity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_field_equations

 

[BKawka]

G_{\mu \nu} + g_{\mu \nu} \Lambda = {8 \pi G \over c^4} T_{\mu \nu}.

Sorry, I don't know how to get Tex to work. It's Einstein's field equations, which is a obscure/more complex formula for gravity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_field_equations

This is awesome :) Thank you! I'll study it and see if it applies to me.

 

[BobG]

So far I've seen a chick with pi tattoed on her arm.

I'd date her.

Then I've seen a really detailed tattoo of voyager 2 with the night sky in the background.

This one could actually be pretty cool, just because of the significance of the Voyager spacecraft .

 

[Dembadon]

What he meant to show.

Thank you for trying to help, KrisOhn, but it's still messed-up in his post.

 

[MechaType]

E=mc^2 on Uranus, you will become the coolest cat on campus.

THAT is hilarious. Kudos to making the best science joke I've ever heard in my life.

 

[KrisOhn]

G_{\mu \nu} + g_{\mu \nu} \Lambda = {8 \pi G \over c^4} T_{\mu \nu}

Sorry, I don't know how to get Tex to work. It's Einstein's field equations, which is a obscure/more complex formula for gravity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_field_equations

What he meant to show hah. Just use the tex bb tags.

[tex]G_{\mu \nu} + g_{\mu \nu} \Lambda = {8 \pi G \over c^4} T_{\mu \nu}[/tex]

Thank you for trying to help, KrisOhn, but it's still messed-up in his post.

Haha, its fixed now.

 

[Dembadon]

Yessssss! Thanks, Ryan!

 

[Danger]

E=mc^2 on Uranus, you will become the coolest cat on campus.

I assume that you refer to Cat Sass, which is the name of a good band composed of my friends.

So far I've seen a chick with pi tattoed on her arm.

To how many decimal places, and where did it end?
On a more serious note, there are only two tatoos that I want to get. The first is a modification of one that an SF hero (I think that it was Theodore Sturgeon) used to write above his signature when autographing books or suchlike. It was a "Q" with an arrow through it. My modification is that I want a chrome-yellow "?" in the Adobe version of "balloon" font, with a crimson #3 draughting arrow through it. Either way, the message is the same: "Ask the next question."
I can envision that getting me into trouble in bars. Large guy asks, "What's that tat mean?" I respond, "Next question", whereupon I get thumped out.
The other one that I really want is in a serious and yet artistic font, such as Copperplate, and states: "Quondo Omni Flunkus Moritati." That is the motto of Possum Lodge. In fake latin, in means, "When all else fails, play dead".

 

[netgypsy]

Have you considered a professional temporary "tat"? Some of the enhanced photos from the Hubble and the new telescope (brain fog) are truly gorgeous and you could do a new one every month with no worries about having it removed. the new black hole is seriously amazing.

 

[BKawka]

Have you considered a professional temporary "tat"? Some of the enhanced photos from the Hubble and the new telescope (brain fog) are truly gorgeous and you could do a new one every month with no worries about having it removed. the new black hole is seriously amazing.

It would be awesome! But I'm afraid it would get a bit too pricey :(

 

[netgypsy]

I bet you could learn how to do it yourself. Wonder what kind of ink they use?

 

[Danger]

I feel obliged to mention as well that there are now programmable tats. I don't know whether or not they are approved for public availability, but I have seen laboratory tests. Unfortunately, I can't remember the specifics of how they work, but it is either LCD or electroreactive ink that is activated by a microchip. The chip itself can be reprogrammed from an external controller. At the very least, it will eliminate the pain and expense of removing an ex's name from your chest.

I think that it was "Daily Planet" on Discovery Channel where I saw it.

 

[mobwars]

Although simple, a good idea (and one that I'm considering jumping on) might be to have the Newtonian equation for universal gravitation tattooed upon your shoulder in reference to the famous quote from Sir Isaac Newton himself.

 

[jobyts]

people usually just look at a beautiful drawing of a rose or something and say "hell yes, I should totally tattoo this". lol. Well, I'm against meaningless tattoos, but it's really not the case.

Read somewhere that a rose tattoo on his wife's boobs looked beautiful 30 years ago. Now it looks like a long stemmed tulip.

You could argue that this is the gravity effect on the tattoo, hence physics related.

 

[TimTimmy]

Just a the pi symbol.
http://talklikeaphysicist.com/category/tuesday-physics-tattoos/

 

[RaulTheUCSCSlug]

If you don't want an equation, then perhaps a mobius strip or klein bottle? I am looking to get a tattoo of perhaps the perfect ratio or something of the sort.

But I also want to get a tat of any scientific/industrial contribution I may make in my life time. (With room for the inevitable peer review and revisions )

 

[thankz]

I got 23 small tattoos put down on paper that I may someday put on my arm when I get my size, sorry don't want to give them away as they are unique to me.