The First Law of Engineering

The premise that 1) Anything can be fixed by hitting it with a hammer, and 2) If you cannot fix the problem, you do not have a big enough hammer.

See also: Percussive Maintenance, Harmonic Persuasion.

"It's The First Law of Engineering, Leonidas,” Granadica sent. “If you can’t fix it, you’re not using a big enough hammer.”

-Granadica in The Hot Gate, book three of the Troy Rising series by John Ringo

by Western_Rambler November 5, 2020

Law

When you do stupid, illogical, ignorant, irrational, shit. YOU GO TO FUCKING PRISON. Like killing an infant, Eating animals from a grave, raping women, and the whole nine yards.

I fucked up, The Law is going to arrest me, duh!

by JustinLaw1986! January 10, 2020

Hutson’s Law

When trying to figure out what a project will cost and how long it will take to complete, you take the worst case scenarios that you can possibly imagine for both time and cost. When you have those 2 numbers you then multiply them both by 4 and that will give you an accurate estimate of what the project will actually cost and how long it will actually take to complete.

Aka: The 4x4 Rule

“Dude! The addition to my mom’s house was supposed to take a month and cost $2000. It’s been 4 months and you hand me a bill for $8000!! What the actual Eff?!?!?”

“I’m sorry man! I ignored Hutson’s Law and it bit me in the ass again. Tell your mom her dungeon will be ready soon, but she’s going to need to take a few more trips around the block to pay for it”

by Crash Hawthorne April 29, 2022

co-relative-without-designation-in-law

Spouse's relative-without-designation-in-law's spouse.

Co-relative-without-designation-in-law (co-RWD-in-law).

by Kapokapo July 15, 2024

grandniece-in-law

1- Grandnephew's wife.
2- Spouse's grandniece.

My grandniece-in-law is a good person.

by Gerald128 April 7, 2021

Law of Inverses in Fiction

The more hectic one's life becomes, the lower and trashier one has to read.

"Did you find a job, your lost dog, or a place to live yet?" "No, but I did get 50 Shades of Grey from the library, so the Law of Inverses in Fiction works."

by Bookwords June 12, 2013

Heine Law

See Party Boy

That frat is just a bunch of Heine Law's. Too Bro.

by PartyBoy101 July 1, 2011