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.

Rubik’s Cube Tattoo

Now that’s a geeky tattoo! Michael (is he a speed solver?) got this great looking exploding cube done by Lorin Hey at Fuzion Ink in Norfolk, VA.

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15 responses to “Rubik’s Cube Tattoo”

  1. nae Avatar

    I really love the colors and design.. but can someone explain why there are only six blocks on the top of the cube?

  2. wlcm2t3hmachine Avatar

    EEK! Lorin did my friends snowflake tattoo. He does AMAZING color. I flipped through his portfolio, and everything looks really nice.

  3. wlcm2t3hmachine Avatar

    I need to take a picture of my Mandrin Goby tattoo that I got done there. The color is wonderful, and all of the artists there do a great job.

  4. Louie Avatar

    i’m also slightly confused at the lack of squares
    but i love the colors!
    and shannon, that video you linked to on youtube was so bizarre!

  5. albeans Avatar

    haha and the spirograph too =P

  6. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The “lack” of squares is because part of the top of the cube has been removed to reveal the innards of how it works.

  7. Louie Avatar

    OOO! got it, thanks shannon!

  8. OneEyeAskew Avatar
    OneEyeAskew

    Shannon beat me to the answer about the missing cubits. 😉

    As a speedsolver myself, I love the idea!

  9. doeybabaduh Avatar
    doeybabaduh

    As I too am a speed solver (by no means record breaking though) I have thought of getting a rubiks tattoo. I just never could really deside on a good design. This one is pretty sweet though.

  10. oops Avatar
    oops

    I’m doubting the tat is actually on a speed cuber.. The colors are wrong. Blue and green are opposite colors and as anybody who solves 4x4s would know, if you had blue to the right of yellow, the top color would be orange (blue mustard blood).

    This is a detail I think should have been more important…

  11. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    I can see It’s a studio cube with a unique color scheme. I wonder how many times this person is gonna hear the famous unoriginal, “I use to peel the stickers.”

  12. adam Avatar
    adam

    haha thats great… i hate when people tell me “i used to peel the stickers”

    im like… ” you know it comes apart right?”

  13. Bruce Avatar
    Bruce

    To “oops”:
    Many of the original cubes had blue opposite white, instead of yellow.

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