

One should realize that traditional western culture possesses an understandably biased local and temporary point of view. Tattooing is an ancient and long term part of humankind culture and history, frequently demonstrating cosmological views of its bearers.

Such a question would be influenced by being a subject of cultural prejudice and would not take into account global cultural heritage. What’s the point of becoming heavily tattooed? Isn’t that a sign of deteriorating or inferior mental and social abilities, irresponsible frustration or personal crisis? Secondary aim is to provide some ideas and maybe inspire those converging towards having some external pigment molecules in their skin.

It serves primarily as an optimization of time with regards to the detailedness level, so that it is not necessary to repeat the explanation every time somebody asks, often in a cut-off version (thus not meeting the author's inner criteria for completeness and consistency). The following lines in a FAQ-like structure describe and shed some (photons of) light upon the why’s, when’s and how’s of a nuclear physicist being heavily tattooed with scientific designs.
