A man has taken the 'Rickrolling' prank to the next level - by getting a QR code for the music video tattooed on his leg.<br /><br />Massimo Mancin, 32, is a big fan of Rick Astley and his song 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.<br /><br />But he got the tatt on his right calf "just for fun" after seeing similar QR code designs online.<br /><br />Now whenever anyone holds a phone over the design it takes them to the YouTube video of the 1987 hit.<br /><br />Rickrolling is an internet meme involving the unexpected appearance of the music video for the song.<br /><br />It involves a disguised link which leads to the music video, and when victims click on it, the music video loads and they have been 'Rickrolled'. <br /><br />Tattoo shop manager Massimo, from Pordenone, Italy, got the tattoo from colleague Leonardo Biason, 24.<br /><br />Single Massimo, who got his first tattoo aged 18, said: "I didn’t expect it to work but luckily, it did. I kept looking over again to see if it was the right QR code."<br /><br />He said friends and family found the Astley tattoo hilarious and he was told "it could only be you that did that."<br /><br />Massimo pranks people regularly with the ink which he had done in August 2021, telling them to scan it with no context.<br /><br />He said he has no regrets - and won't be getting it inked over anytime soon.<br /><br />He added: "I am going to keep the tattoo forever even - when I’m old.” <br /><br />Massimo said after a video of his tattoo went viral it was shown to Rick Astley himself on The Kelly Clarkson Show.<br /><br />It's not the first time he has had a tattoo inspired by an internet meme.<br /><br />He also has a 'Creation of Adam' parody tattoo - a meme featuring edited versions of the painting by Michelangelo.<br /><br />Massimo has the original tattooed next to his knee but instead of pointing, the right side hand is sticking up a middle finger.
