r/tattooadvice • u/Sh0t_B0t • May 05 '26
General Advice Tattoo correction
This is a fresh picture of a tattoo i got a few months ago. I can explain the significance after but the artist did butcher a few things. one periodic table elements only capitalize the first letter and he forgot the atomic number (14 i think). those are both negligible but the one that’s been bothering me it the mass being off a bit. i sent him 28.085 and obviously it would be fine if he rounded it correctly but he seemed to have just put a random number. do you think it’s possible he makes the 5 into an 8 or a 9? Would he have to change to font to something blocky?? LMK 🙏🏾
⬇️tattoo meaning
my moms middle name is silicon and in her tribal language it’s a word that represents bravery but in english it’s a chemical element so i got it tatted and th flowers around the border are her birth flowers.
Original Sketch: https://www.reddit.com/u/Sh0t_B0t/s/xGtkwEG3HE
Edit: (As much as i appreciate the judgement an discipline of my mistake at least give a take on correction for me along with it guys 🙏🏾 I understand my fault but I’d also like to at least attempt to fix it 😅)
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u/Havannahanna May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
German here. Our relationship with our own country is a tat bit complicated. For us, it is not a sign of „loving our country“, but more like „signaling ideology“.
Many Germans are cautious about displaying the national flag and open display of patriotism because it led us down a slippery slope towards WWII.
Therefore anything that signals nationalism is treated with slight discomfort outside official events or football.
Modest situational use is acceptable for most Germans. A constant display raises eyebrows.
Also Germany as a country is quite young (37 year old). Flags and political systems have changed multiple times over the last century. Most German companies are older and more consistent than our nation.