Hats off to anyone who has the cojones and high enough pain threshold to ink themselves up for life, but a hearty round of applause for those who do so of the geeky persuasion.
In this article, you’ll find some of the most techno-nerdy-gadget-tastic tattoos in existence ranging from the astounding to the witty, the inventive to the nostalgic and those that just make you shake your head and wonder how long it took to regret having them done at all.
Matching legs
We fully appreciate the awesomeness of this one. This cool person decided to get a tattoo to match their prosthetic leg and it looks great too.
Optical illusion
We love a goodoptical illusionbut this one might be a bit too crazy. It seems like you could look right into this person’s hand and see through to the other side.
Ghostbusters sticker
Luke Cormier akaMr Stickeris a special kind of tattoo artist from Nova Scotia, Canada who creates awesome tattoo designs that look like stickers.
Images like this one of theGhostbusterslogo look like they could just peel right off the skin. Certainly unique!
Mini Groot
We’re big fans of Groot and this mini vision of him is uber-cute.
Here Groot is making an appearance on someone’s arm and is seen as he was in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 unsure what button to press on the bomb.
The tattoo that has it all
There’s a lot going on here, with original Linux mascot Tux the penguin, sitting inside the Windows logo eating an Apple.
This tattoo has it all. It’s fantastic.
The keen-eyed viewer will spot a representation of the original Linux mascot Tux the penguin, sitting inside theWindowslogo eating an Apple. It’s essentially an amalgamation of all the main operating systems. But we love that here Tux bears more a resemblance to Private from Dreamwork’s flick Madagascar. Amazing.
Augmented Reality Tattoo
What’s geekier than an augement reality tattoo that plays audio when you scan it?
Technology and geeky tattoos collide with some pretty special ink that plays an audio clip when you point your phone at it.
This isn’t the only one of its kind, but it is a brilliant use ofAugmented Realitytech.See the videoto enjoy its full glory.
An amusingly classic code based tattoo.
We’ve seen a few variations of this classic HTML code tattoo over the years.
A simple, yet effective statement of geekiness without going overboard.
N64 controller
A throwback to an older generation of gaming controllers.
Back in the days when games still came on cartridges, theseNintendocontrollers were a mainstay in many homes.
Die-hard fans adore the classic tri-pronged controller and the many hours whiled away on it. The younger gamers out there might not even realise what this tattoo represents and that makes us sad.
Birthmark Cookie Monster
A Cookie Monster tattoo that’s also designed to draw the eye away from the owner’s birthmark.
This one is not only pretty special, but it’s also clever. This Cookie Monster tattoo is designed to simply draw the eye away from this owner’s birthmark.
The brown blob now looks like a sugary snack our favourite monster is eyeing up.
His and hers Pokémon
His and hers Pokémon tattoo.
Pokémon andPokemon Gocontinue to prove popular with nerds around the world. This couple is so keen they got adorable tattoos to show their pride.
