A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Boltzmann Equation Stomach Rocker

I think that capo3433‘s Boltzmann equation tattoo is the geekiest tattoo I’ve posted in quite a long time (I’m assuming he understands it, but he says he’s not very good at math!). It’s done by Kimsu at Body Graphics in NJ. If you’re wondering, s = k log w is a measure of entropy in this case.

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14 responses to “Boltzmann Equation Stomach Rocker”

  1. Anneke Avatar
    Anneke

    I think that’s the best tattoo I’ve ever seen…
    He should totally ∆G = ∆Gº+ RTlnQ somewhere too. That would be kickass.

  2. Nathan Avatar

    if i remember, the modernized version is actually s=k lnw, but they didn’t have the natural logarithm when boltzmann figured this equation…still funny though

  3. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    My friend has a tattoo of the equation that will plot a heart on a graph (and the graph with said heart as well) It’s wonderful.

  4. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Yup:

    S=kBlnΩ

  5. My_Own_Nightmare Avatar

    I love the tattoo! Though physics is not the best subject of mine…my GPA will reflect that.

  6. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    Dig it! You know, Boltzmann had this equation carved into his tombstone.

  7. redneckzombi Avatar

    Cool idea, but it looks like the tattoo was either poorly executed or isn’t being cared for very well. Very scabby and dry.

  8. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    I really don’t need any reminders about my math final tomorrow 🙁

  9. jon Avatar
    jon

    Entropy is depressing.

  10. shining_down Avatar
    shining_down

    My friend Tony had the chemical structures (hes still explaining it to me) of pain on one arm and pleasure on the other – its soo cool.

    But feeling really geeky, doesn’t entalpy have an H in it?

  11. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    shining_down, yes, E-N-T-H-A-L-P-Y. But we’re talking about entropy. 🙂

  12. L1ZZARD Avatar

    Yes, entropy is depressing. My boyfreind was just explaining it to me yesterday.. It looks like the tattoo is flaking to me?

  13. IKickAssYouKissMine Avatar
    IKickAssYouKissMine

    is it jus me or is every1 tht posted on here a bunch a math nerds >.> and btw EW hair stomach much? >.

  14. Zac Avatar
    Zac

    I think he was going for the exact form that Boltzmann has on his grave

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Zentralfriedhof_Vienna_-_Boltzmann.JPG

    considering that, I have to give the man props for being historically accurate

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