Interius's definitions

Pump Roulette

The name of the game of trying to land the gas price or gallons number exactly on .00 when filling up.

Only the gas station wins in pump roulette.

by Interius July 16, 2021

Semantic Satiation

That moment when you repeat a word many times to the point it has no meaning and it feels odd to pronounce it.

Oh no, what a Semantic Satiation...

by Interius July 16, 2021

Hardbass

Hardbass is a subgenre of electronic music which originated from Russia during the late 1990s, drawing inspiration from UK hardcore, UK hard house, bouncy techno, and hardstyle. Hardbass is characterized by its fast tempo (usually 150–175 BPM), donks, distinctive basslines (commonly known as "hard bounce"), distorted sounds, heavy kicks, and occasional rapping.

Let's listen to some Hardbass

by Interius July 16, 2021

Saccadic Chronostasis

The phenomenon of glancing at an analog clock and seeing the second hand seems to take one really long tick and then resume normal ticking. This can happen with other blinking or switching things as well.

Was that Saccadic Chronostasis?

by Interius July 16, 2021

Dust Horizon

The little line of dust you can’t ever quite sweep up with the broom and dustpan.

Dude don’t bother sweeping anymore, you’re about to hit the dust horizon

by Interius July 16, 2021

Commutrance

When you accidentally catch the eye of someone on public transport and you’re worried they think you’ve been staring at them for a long while.

Dude, I was in a commutrance and that girl totally caught me staring.

by Interius July 16, 2021

Dullema

The choice between two equally boring outcomes.

How am I supposed to pick one of these boring outcomes, what a dullema!

by Interius July 17, 2021