Theory that relates to the study of time travel. Often seen causing major paradoxes, such as the Dali Paradox, Grandfather Paradox, Pogo Paradox and the Predestination Paradox.
The Dali Paradox is when a temporal fissure slows time to a gradual halt. Also called the "melting clock" effect
The Grandfather Paradox is when a person travels to a point in the past before they were born and kills one of their own ancestors, taking themselves out of the picture before they were able to travel back in time.
The Pogo Paradox is where interference designed to prevent an event actually triggers the same event.
The Predestination Paradox is like as follows: Say a man goes back in time and impregnates his great-great grandmother. The grandmother would thus give birth to one of the man's great grandparents, who would then give birth to one of his grandparents, who would then be able to give birth to one of his parents, and finally to the man himself. As a result, the man's very existence would be pre-determined by his traveling to the past, and therein lies the paradox.
The Grandfather Paradox is when a person travels to a point in the past before they were born and kills one of their own ancestors, taking themselves out of the picture before they were able to travel back in time.
The Pogo Paradox is where interference designed to prevent an event actually triggers the same event.
The Predestination Paradox is like as follows: Say a man goes back in time and impregnates his great-great grandmother. The grandmother would thus give birth to one of the man's great grandparents, who would then give birth to one of his grandparents, who would then be able to give birth to one of his parents, and finally to the man himself. As a result, the man's very existence would be pre-determined by his traveling to the past, and therein lies the paradox.
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Essentially, it is booing, without having any tomatoes to throw.
Can be abbreviated as TOT or T.O.T.
Essentially, it is booing, without having any tomatoes to throw.
Can be abbreviated as TOT or T.O.T.
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Get the Temporarily Out Of Tomatoes mug.When one defecates from the top of a ladder onto someone beneath it. The feces hypothetically reaches room temperature once it strikes the recipient. Popularly used as a form of punishment.
Tom: Hey Jeff, it's Tom! What's goin' on?
Jeff: Tom, you didn't match your numbers for this quarters counts.
Tom: Don't worry about it, I'll get 'em done later.
Jeff: You were supposed to have them done yesterday.
Tom: So? You think I care? Have Mike do it then.
Jeff: That's it Tom, get under the ladder.
Tom: C'mon Jeff, please don't.
Jeff: Too bad, under the ladder!
Tom: No, Jeff! Please! I didn't mean it!
Jeff: *grunts*
*splat*
NEXT DAY...
Ralph: Hey Tom... whew... you smell bad.
Tom: Yeah... I got a Room Temperature Jeffrey yesterday.
Ralph: What's that?
Jeff: Tom, you didn't match your numbers for this quarters counts.
Tom: Don't worry about it, I'll get 'em done later.
Jeff: You were supposed to have them done yesterday.
Tom: So? You think I care? Have Mike do it then.
Jeff: That's it Tom, get under the ladder.
Tom: C'mon Jeff, please don't.
Jeff: Too bad, under the ladder!
Tom: No, Jeff! Please! I didn't mean it!
Jeff: *grunts*
*splat*
NEXT DAY...
Ralph: Hey Tom... whew... you smell bad.
Tom: Yeah... I got a Room Temperature Jeffrey yesterday.
Ralph: What's that?
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2. An epic StarCraft Broodwar unit capable of bending the light around it to make itself invisible while it hacks up your units with warp blades.
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Holy shit! Whats ripping my zerglings apart! Ugh, it must be those damn dark templar...
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