The standard logic used by such people as the knights of the round table. It's sound logic that can only be understood by men of science.
E.g. You want to test if a woman is a witch. You burn witches, but you also burn wood. This means witches burn because they are made of wood. Wood also floats in water, just like a duck. So therefore, if she weighs the same as a duck, then she is made out of wood, and is therefore a witch. Now you must weigh her on a set of large scales with a duck, and if they weigh the same, she is guilty of being a witch.
E.g. You want to test if a woman is a witch. You burn witches, but you also burn wood. This means witches burn because they are made of wood. Wood also floats in water, just like a duck. So therefore, if she weighs the same as a duck, then she is made out of wood, and is therefore a witch. Now you must weigh her on a set of large scales with a duck, and if they weigh the same, she is guilty of being a witch.
Well, Bernard, that is some Monty Pythonesque application of the principles of logic and etymology right there!
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Get the monty pythonesque application of the principles of logic and etymology mug.When you gamble against what you want to happen so you’re happy either way (essentially hedging your happiness)
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Often allows a character or characters to perform egregious violations of physics, social moorings, or general reality with few negative consequences as long as said character(s) looks good while doing so. Always involves an inordinate amount of special effects. Characteristically produces attempts at entertainment which are highly dependent on the audience's emotions but independent of its cerebral abilities.
Often allows a character or characters to perform egregious violations of physics, social moorings, or general reality with few negative consequences as long as said character(s) looks good while doing so. Always involves an inordinate amount of special effects. Characteristically produces attempts at entertainment which are highly dependent on the audience's emotions but independent of its cerebral abilities.
Applying the Bruckheimer Principle to his situation, the hero was able to make a ramp out of a nearby flatbed tow-truck, get his vehicle over 90mph, and jump over the huge line of traffic (and the accident that caused it) to safety.
A nuclear warhead, with the Bruckheimer Principle carefully applied, can break an asteroid the size of Texas in half.
A nuclear warhead, with the Bruckheimer Principle carefully applied, can break an asteroid the size of Texas in half.
by h-mouse May 14, 2004
Get the Bruckheimer Principle mug.A completely useless class that was created basically so that the College Board can earn an extra buck. The class has not been accepted by any popular colleges or universities currently, as the class is completely based off of logic puzzles and nothing useful. AP Computer Science Principles does not have any learning base within it, since literally all of the practice questions can be answered by someone with no coding experience whatsoever. Basically, if you want a completely unenriching, free, and pointless hour tacked on to your schedule, then sign up for this class.
John- "Only half the kids killed themselves in AP Computer Science Principles today!"
Billy- "What!?! Only half!?!"
Billy- "What!?! Only half!?!"
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Get the AP Computer Science Principles mug.1. States the position and momentum of a particle cannot be simultaneously measured with arbitrarily high precision. This is a crucial concept that is a part of quantum mechanics
2. The modern-day version states to never judge a girl's looks from a distance greater than or equal to 50 feet.
2. The modern-day version states to never judge a girl's looks from a distance greater than or equal to 50 feet.
The uncertainty principle seems very straightforward.
Man, I was drunk last night at the party and the uncertainty principle totally slipped my mind. I swore he looked like a girl.
Man, I was drunk last night at the party and the uncertainty principle totally slipped my mind. I swore he looked like a girl.
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2. Generosity of spirit even in the face of the small-minded, willfully ignorant, or hateful.
2. Generosity of spirit even in the face of the small-minded, willfully ignorant, or hateful.
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Get the Michael Jackson Principle mug.Bullshit asymmetry principle is seen as lie goes halfway around the world before the truth gets it pants on.
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