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A term used in the video game industry, hitscan, or hitscan weaponry refers to a simple technique where you determine whether a target is hit by the weapon or not. Simply said, at the exact moment the player pulls the trigger, the game will check whatever is at the other end of the reticle and mark that target 'hit'. This means there are no other forces such as gravity etc that impact the shot - due the simple nature of this calculation (a straight line) it is often used with most weaponry in (modern) FPS's. Other, more complex calculations with projectile, take bullet speed, gravity, and other forces into account, which means that the bullet doesn't go in a straight line per se, and doesn't impact instantly.
The Half Life 2 SMG uses a Hitscan technique to determine whether it hits a target or not, but the Crossbow fires a projectile which uses a more complex calculation and takes many variables into acccount.
Hitscan by Sindital January 7, 2012
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Hitler Wikipedia Game 

A game with the object of reaching Hitler's Wikipedia page by clicking on "Random Article", then clicking links in that article to get to other articles, until eventually you can find a link to Adolf Hitler's page. There are rules against using the "find on this page" option in your browser, and there is sometimes a time limit on how long you can spend on each page. Your score is determined by your number of clicks before clicking on Hitler's page. If you reach Hitler's page by clicking on "Random Article", you win the game forever and are probably Jesus.
me: Yo, this computer class is so boring, lets play that Hitler Wikipedia game.
you: okay...*click*...OH MY GOD HITLERS PAGE CAME UP WHEN I CLICKED RANDOM ARTICLE!!!
me: HOLY JESUS!!!!!!!!!

hiphopapotamus 

Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords is also known as the Hiphopapotamus. It's his gangster name.
They call me the hiphopapotamus
I got flows that glow like phosphorous
Poppin off the top of this esophageus
I'm Not a water dwelling mammal from Africa
thats moved to the metroplois
and been taught how to break dance
where did you get that preposterous hypothesis
did steve tell you that?
What's he got to do with it?
What kind of rapping name is Steve?
.. Steve

hide the plantain 

Johnny: You guys can play hide the plantain another time, you need to stay focused on your training.

Miguel: Yes Sensei Lawrence
hide the plantain by Burdac January 11, 2021

real hitta 

a kinda person who loyal,know they shit,always been there since day one,and alway stay 100 bout everything.
real hitta by Sally Hansen June 28, 2017

Desert mountain high school 

Drugs, rich bitches, and shitty sports teams.
If you want a low self esteem and an STD, you should go to desert mountain high school.