Ahhh, sweet symmetry

As I alluded to in an earlier post, I have felt some uncertainty how my various tattoos are going to be received. So, given that uncertainty, which strategy would you choose?

A) Wear long pants while teaching and avoid the subject.
B) Ignore the issue unless pressed to discuss it.
C) Get the national flag of Sierra Leone tattooed on your left ankle.

If you chose C, you and I have a lot in common.

All sorts of math goodness has come out of the experience. First and foremost, I am now symmetrical with my tattoos. I feel better already.

Of no less import, while measuring the dive flag so I could come up with the size, I saw this blurb online.

Legal Description

The flag was last confirmed by Chapter One, Article 3(1) of the Constitution (Act No. 6 of 1991) dated 1 October 1991 as follows:
3. (1)
a. The Flag of which the design is described in paragraph (b) hereof is hereby declared to be the National Flag of Sierra Leone.
b. The design of the Flag shall be from the top of the Flag to the bottom thereof, three horizontal stripes of green, white and blue.
c. The normal size of the Flag for official use shall be in the proportion of nine units across to six units down.

Christopher Southworth, 25 April 2009

I thought to myself that the numbers were sure easier if I used 3cm by 4.5 cm and I am now drawing the line in the sand that I am going metric. I can't do it at work, they pay me to do stuff in English units, but for all my personal stuff, I am going metric. I am in the market for a good meter stick right about now. (Side note: my friend just called me insane)

As it turns out, the three stripes of the flag in this proportion are exactly (or pretty danged close anyway) to one cm. It is so handy to have this point of reference tattooed on my ankle. Also, it has been well established that three is the magic number.