OneBadAsp's definitions

Hank

Short form of Hankin which was a medieval pet form of the name Heimerich which meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and ric "power, ruler".

Hank is one of the best country singers in my opinion.

by OneBadAsp October 22, 2006

Galaxy

A swarm of stars held together by gravity, like our own Milky Way. A typical galaxy may contain a hundred billion stars like our Sun.

In the clear night sky, if you're lucky not to have much light pollution, you can still see the Milky Way, our galaxy.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Cosmic String

Thin loops of ultra dense engery, far narrower than the nucleus of an atom but stretching across vast distances, left over from the Big Bang and acting as gravitational 'seeds' on which the galaxies grew.

A piece of cosmic string just a mile long would weigh as much as the Earth. A cosmic string that stretched right across the universe could be scrunched up into a ball smaller than a single atom, but would weigh as much as a supercluster of galaxies.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Tiel

Short for cockatiel. A slang word used by bird breeders and some pet owners for their feathered friends of the cockatiel variety.

Aren't the Tiels cute little birds?

by OneBadAsp October 15, 2006

Red Shift

The reddening or decrease in frequency of light from distant galaxies due to the Doppler effect, indicating that they are moving away from us. The red shift can also take place via expansion of empty space, as in the expanding universe. The opposite of blue shift.

Most galaxies are red shifted, this tells us that our universe is expanding.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Multiverse

The hypothesis in which our universe turns out to be one among an enormous number of seperate and distinct universes that have evolved down though the aeons. Most universes are dead and uninteresting. Only a tiny subset do the laws of physics promote the emergence of stars, planets and life.

There is nothing special about the status of our universe within the infinity of universes that constitute the multiverse.

by OneBadAsp October 21, 2006

Emotional Blackmail

When the people in your life use fear, obligation, and guilt to manipulate you. It is a very powerful form of manipulation in which the person directly or indirectly threatens to punish you if you don't compile with how they want you to behave.

Some examples of things Emotional Blackmailers say are: "If you really loved me..." "After all I've done for you..." "How can you be so selfish..."

An emotional blackmail artist will use your vulberabilities and deepest secrets against you.

by OneBadAsp October 22, 2006