Comments on: The Jokes Physicists Tell About Chemists [Science Tattoo]

By: S Johnson

S Johnson — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:17:04 +0000

Gadarene, you’re obviously a gal with good taste. But don’t unduly rush into more tats just on my account. (Sorry. Couldn’t pass up the opportunity for that line!) Thanks for the compliment. There are more science/engineering/math tats in the works.

By: Gadarene

Gadarene — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:21:49 +0000

Oh, wow! These tattoos are great! I Love them both. I’m definitely a tatted chick and I wouldn’t mind getting a design of yours done seeing as it’s time I get a tattoo that combines my love for ink and science all in one.

By: S Johnson

S Johnson — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:45:24 +0000

Thanks, Nik. The photon tat was my first. I spent an enormous amount of time trying to get it both accurate and artworthy. I’m happy to hear you think I succeeded.

By: Nik

Nik — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:56:28 +0000

I’m a tattoo artist myself and I’m very happy to see that even the intelligent people of the world enjoy body art. I love the concept of science art! I’ve seen molecules done, periodic tables done, and even an amino acid based piece! the photon, however, has the most artistic aspect I’ve come across thus far. even to someone who had to read the write-up on the 3-d formation of a photon to understand what I was looking at, I could sit back and appreciate it for what it is: art.

By: S Johnson

S Johnson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:53:25 +0000

Tye, I like your dedication and your comment. After reading it, my wife tells me I, too, had too much sculpted canvas to go undecorated, to use your words.

Thank you, Bob and Tim, for your kind remarks.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:54:58 +0000

Nice ink. About the closest thing to a science tattoo I have is my astrological sign.

By: Tye

Tye — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:26:32 +0000

Bruce, three science/medicine tattoos here and will finish my fifth Olympic distance triathlon this summer and am pushing for an Iron Man next spring before intern year. Sometimes after you’ve sculpted enough its time to decorate.

By: Bob Snyder

Bob Snyder — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:42:39 +0000

Awesome.

By: S Johnson

S Johnson — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:40:03 +0000

Joerg, that’s a good one, Planck scales! Hadn’t thought of that. Fits in nicely, though.

Bruce, in warm weather I cycle 17 to 25 miles a day in 60 to 90 minutes, and lift weights in cold weather. So far as I’m aware, no other faculty on campus have tats, although a lot of undergraduates do.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:45:38 +0000

It’s clear to me after looking at these tattoos that alcohol and body mutilation constitutes a large part of the academic culture.

How about sculpting bodies by regulating diet and getting regular exercise?

By: S Johnson

S Johnson — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:14:43 +0000

John S., maybe start with a Philosopher’s Stone, whatever that looks like, or a caricature of Karl Popper. Just a couple of thoughts.

GP, you’re taking this too seriously: The Planck Snake is just an invention of mine for the purpose of the tattoo itself. I doubt it will ever take on the same level of significance as, say, Schrödinger’s Cat. But if it does, you saw it here first.

Romeo, I’ve seen tuxedo t-shirts, but a t-shirt tattoo really would be over the top.

Uncle Al, I’m more of a theorist and computationalist than a lab rat. I agree, chalk and slate is superior to those &*%# whiteboards. I specialize in using colored chalk for detailed diagrams and figures in my lectures. There’re almost as much fun as using those big fat crayons from kindergarten.

By: Uncle Al

Uncle Al — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:21:08 +0000

There are those who work in borosilicate, there are those who work in 316SS. Alarms should sound when somebody comes at you with an erasable maker and a whiteboard. Chalk and slate are the spec.