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Matthew Rorie

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Once a GameSpot editor and then a Marketing and PR Producer at Obsidian Entertainment, Matt Rorie worked alongside Giant Bomb at Whiskey Media website Screened, and is now Product Manager for Giant Bomb. Matt's got faith of the heart; going where his heart will take him.

Matthew Rories tattoo?

#1 Posted by Blackout62 (1218 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

In the latest mailbag a tattoo of what looks like a mathematical equation is visible on Rorie's right arm. Anyone know what it is?

#2 Posted by SamFo (1498 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

He mentioned it once. Something to do with, even though there is so much uncertainty In the world mathematics is always certain... Or something

#3 Posted by ajamafalous (10743 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

I can't remember exactly what the equation is, but you're right in that it is an equation.

#4 Edited by Positrark (300 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

After some freezeframing of the video, I'm fairly certain the equation reads exp(i x alpha) + 1 = 0 where the x is here a multiplication sign. This equation is easily solved for alpha through Euler's formula, and we get alpha = Pi, where Pi is the famous mathematical constant. @SamFo is probably right that he just picked a pretty looking equation to represent the field of mathematics.

Edit: @FengShuiGod is right that what I thought was alpha is a Pi, so the equation becomes the well known Euler's equation. It makes sense for him to choose it, since it has been called the most beautiful formula in mathematics.

#5 Posted by TheGreatGuero (9081 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

I was really expecting it to be a puppy.

#6 Posted by Positrark (300 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

Here's the best shot I could find of it:

#7 Posted by Kaspar (159 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

This is the internet. We are nosy people.

#8 Posted by thehexeditor (1404 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN MASON

#9 Posted by FengShuiGod (1350 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

It's Euler's Identity which is famous for it's mathematical beauty. It gets pretty weird, more than I would want to explain here, especially since I don't know how to do exponents on my keyboard, but yeah.

#10 Posted by shhetghost (59 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

I think it's a map to one eyed willy's burried treasure.

#11 Posted by Fattony12000 (4412 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

He is a pretty much a Physics major, maybe it's something to do with that?

#12 Posted by ajamafalous (10743 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago
@Positrark said:

After some freezeframing of the video, I'm fairly certain the equation reads exp(i x alpha) + 1 = 0 where the x is here a multiplication sign. This equation is easily solved for alpha through Euler's formula, and we get alpha = Pi, where Pi is the famous mathematical constant. @SamFo is probably right that he just picked a pretty looking equation to represent the field of mathematics.

Edit: @FengShuiGod is right that what I thought was alpha is a Pi, so the equation becomes the well known Euler's equation. It makes sense for him to choose it, since it has been called the most beautiful formula in mathematics.

Yeah, I totally remember him saying that it is indeed Euler's now that you said that. Nice find.
#13 Posted by SpikeSpiegel (6729 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

@thehexeditor said:

WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN MASON

I laughed.

#14 Posted by Pullarius_Capax (75 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

It is most certainly Euler's Equation

#15 Posted by TheGreatGuero (9081 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

@SpikeSpiegel said:

@thehexeditor said:

WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN MASON

I laughed.

Me too. Good one, man!

#16 Posted by guiseppe (2717 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago

I thought it was the coordinates for Dryland.

#17 Edited by alternate (2474 posts) - 1 year, 8 months ago
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