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Kuwabara

It is a reference to the chinese/japanese superstition: 'Kuwabara' literally means "mullberry field" in Japanese, and according to legend mulberry trees cannot be struck by lightning. Saying "Kuwabara, Kuwabara" is supposed to protect the speaker from lightning. In the game metal gear solid 3:snake eater, Volgin chants this on the bridge after the end of the virtous mission. and ironicaly enough he dies by a lightning bolt at the end of the game.

lightning crashes!!** little chinese kids run yelling, "kuwabara kuwabara"!!

by Rockwell13 July 14, 2006

law of non-contradiction

The law of non-contradiction is one of the most important principles in the realm of logic.
Essentially, "two contradictory propositions cannot both be true at the same time in the same sense."

law of non-contradiction in a nutshell, Christians believe that salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, and Muslims believe that salvation is through Mohammed and Allah alone. ...

by rockwell13 August 19, 2006

legitimate collaboration

Any constructive educational and intellectual practice that aims to facilitate optimal learning outcomes through interaction between students

Some school in the suburbs might have a legitimate collaboration

by rockwell13 August 23, 2006

trapping

a close-range technique used to counter an opponents defensive moves. Rooted in chinese kung fu and the phillipine martial art kali.

i suck at trapping....loooool

by rockwell13 September 13, 2006

ambivalence

simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward the same object that can lead to psychological "splitting", in which a subject seperates irreconcilable parts of his/her personality.

someone might think you feel elated when you just feel ambivalence (ambivalent)

by rockwell13 September 13, 2006

neuron

s nerve cell that consists of a soma (cell body), dendrites(signal receptors), and an axon (a signal conductor).

when looking at a brain neurons can presume their "fire dance"

by rockwell13 September 13, 2006

phantom limb

a vivid sensation that an amputated limb is still present. this occurs if the somatosensory cortex does not fully reorganize the internalized body map. a term first by S.W. Mitchell an american physician (1829-1914)

youll recognize when you have phantom limb because it will be a strange sensation

by rockwell13 September 13, 2006