New Zealand

[vikingjim]

While arriving here is worth mentioning, I've only been here a day so there's not much to report. The flight went well, despite being the smallest plane I've ever flown on. We made some pretty alrming adjustments coming into (windy) Wellington- I leant over to the scared looking girl across the aisle and said "it's ok, they're just dodging the low-

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Tattoo ideas

[thepacifist]

1. Turing's DNA sequence
2. Fleming's R/H motor rule (or L/H)
3. A hydrogen atom
4. An XKCD comic strip (ouch)
5. A simple circuit of a light bulb with switch
6. Your UCAS number, in EAC format.

Re: Tattoo ideas

[vikingjim]

I was thinking of this-

http://imgs.xkcd.com/store/imgs/stand_back_square_0.png

...but now I'm not sure- big text might not look that good. It's on the shortlist.

As for the circuit idea, how about the magnetometer I made in 2nd year, something like this-

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7098658-0-large.jpg

Re: Tattoo ideas

[thepacifist]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/store/imgs/stand_back_square_0.png

...but now I'm not sure- big text might not look that good. It's on the shortlist.

How about just the image and the word "SCIENCE"?

Re: Tattoo ideas

[make_you_laugh]

Turing was cremated and I don't think any of his DNA still exists.

[jonathana]

A fibonacci algorithm, written in Church.

λn.(n(λp.pλabc.cbλfx.af(bfx))(λc.c(λfx.x)λf.f))λab.a

It's what I'd get if I wasn't such a fat bastard.

--Jon

[jonathana]

Or the lambda function?

λ(x,b) = x(x)b -1))

[vikingjim]

You'd need to put *on* weight just to fit that bad-boy on.

[matt_inthe_hat]

Depending upon how good the artist is you could go for a 3d representation of a carbon nano tube.

[vikingjim]

Hmm, hadn't thought of that- I LOVE carbon nanotubes. But what if they turn out to be a dead end and in 50 years people are all like WTF R THEY? Because in the future that's how everyone will speak.

[chocorific]

Mr Cool Ice

[vikingjim]

I am not cool enough by a long way to pull that off ;)

[vikingjim]

Petrol on fire! Might be hard to explain to people though- without sounding like a complete psycho.