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baratron ([personal profile] baratron) wrote2010-01-11 10:58 pm
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Scientific tattoos

Today I have been looking at Geeky Tattoos. Then [livejournal.com profile] rowan_leigh pointed me at Science Tattoo Emporium. Some of the tattoos are supremely awesome and come with a deep personal story, others are just.. boggling.

The one that I am most utterly bemused by though is the woman who has Freezepop's Science Genius Girl logo tattooed on her leg and doesn't even know that's what it is. She thinks it's "the international symbol for woman chemist". Well, maybe it should be the international symbol for female chemists, but it isn't yet - it's a logo designed for a record cover! Of course, it is an awesome design - but if I were ever to get it tattooed on myself it would be partly because I'm a female chemist and partly to commemorate my deep love of Freezepop.
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[personal profile] ludy 2010-01-11 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
um ... no?
It seems like she's saying in the first paragraph that it should be the International symbol for a Woman Chemist. It doesn't say if she knows the original source or not.

[identity profile] turkish-coffee.livejournal.com 2010-01-12 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
"[...] clearly this must be the international symbol for woman chemist. [...]"

It could go either way, really. I read it as "dosen't know what it is", but reading it after your comment now, I can see this also being correct.
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[personal profile] redbird 2010-01-12 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
I'm in the gallery at Science Tattoo Emporium.

[identity profile] baratron.livejournal.com 2010-01-12 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw a Vicki with a Coelacanth and wondered if it was you! But I couldn't face trawling through your entire livejournal for the photo of your tattoo that you posted, considering I couldn't even remember when you had it done.

[identity profile] veryfineredwine.livejournal.com 2010-01-12 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Coooookies. http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/2010/01/science-cookie-round-up-1.html Happy browsing!
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[identity profile] aquaeri.livejournal.com 2010-01-13 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
I'm going to guess she doesn't know or care about the origin. It happens to symbols all the time. Hence all the giggling about the US 'teabagging' movement.
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[personal profile] firecat 2010-01-13 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
You should tell her where it comes from. Maybe she would discover that she likes Freezepop too :)

[identity profile] bellaunbound.livejournal.com 2010-01-20 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That is an awesome tattoo.
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