A type of thought experiment or task that is pointless and stupid but seems like it could be useful if its entire purpose wasn't to impress gullible people or deride people for being grounded.
Elon Musk likes mentally rotate objects in his mind. He talks a lot about how he'd like start a colony on mars, but its all mental rotation - there are lots of inhospitable places on earth to trial out such technologies but he's not interested in solving problems, just marketing.
by Thurgalicious September 1, 2023

Oh, don't bring that up, that's gon' get me sentimental
You know I'm sensitive, I got a gentle mental
You know I'm sensitive, I got a gentle mental
by anabel! December 16, 2021

Bob: Oi Jack, what day is it today?
Jack: It’s September 26th, and it’s National “Have a Mental-Breakdown” Day!
Bob: Oh cool! Well, I’ll be in my room having a breakdown, so please leave me alone for about 20min.
Jack: It’s September 26th, and it’s National “Have a Mental-Breakdown” Day!
Bob: Oh cool! Well, I’ll be in my room having a breakdown, so please leave me alone for about 20min.
by Diligent ElZee September 26, 2022

by EBG A1 March 8, 2024

by Uhfhhtd July 20, 2023

Jack has that Megamind Mentality. He drove through a populated campsite just to shave 5 minutes off his trip to Grandma's house
by Charnime October 25, 2023

by NNWASHERE?! March 2, 2023
