Society has to move at the speed of the slowest person, ie it only takes one idiot to ruin something good for everyone else.
The Dave Principle states that 1 person ruins it for everyone. "We used to be able to drive as fast as we wanted, and then Dave had to drive faster than he could handle and killed a bunch of people. Now we have speed limits. THANKS DAVE!" -
by DarkAlman March 15, 2021
Get the The Dave Principle mug.The belief that you only need half of the proposed time to finish an assignment due to stress from the upcoming deadline.
"Have you started on your essay yet?"
"No"
But it is due in 4 hours, and the description says it takes 5 hours to write!"
"No worries, I'll just follow the Dimidium Principle, and cut it down to 2,5 hours"
"No"
But it is due in 4 hours, and the description says it takes 5 hours to write!"
"No worries, I'll just follow the Dimidium Principle, and cut it down to 2,5 hours"
by Utman March 12, 2017
Get the The Dimidium Principle mug.The political principle where whether you go far left or far right, if you go too far in either direction, like Pac-Man, you will end up on the other side which is always a dictatorship.
Hitler was a socialist but moved so far left on government control that, because of the Pac-Man Principle, he came out on the right as a fascist and wound up ultimately as a dictator.
by AmadeuS469 July 2, 2018
Get the pac-man principle mug.Bioequality principle is a principle where all intelligent life forms have the same rights as humans have and should be treated as humans in case they life among humans and with humans. Bieoquality principle is based on bioequalism and bioequality. Bioequality principle was created in order to slove possible legal, opportunity and treatment involving nonhuman intelligent life forms, such as extraterrestrials and extraphysical beings, interacting with humans and living among humans.
"Bioequality principle is really interesting and useful, it might help humans a lot in case they manage to interact with an extraterrestrial alien race or even with an extraphysical alien race."
by Full Monteirism February 15, 2021
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Hym "But the best possible outcome for you is that I get what I want. The worst possible outcome is that everything I've said is true. It's not principle that is leading you to do this. You're doing it because you're a retard and that's the same reason you do everything."
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I could tell by that appointment to the seat I had kept so warm that The Real Peter Principle had been applied.
by Zappin' Nap December 28, 2023
Get the The Real Peter Principle mug.Looking both ways before crossing the street go against my Viking principles. Especially when there is village to rape and pillage on the other side.
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