The Van
Schwack Theory, is the theory that it's very
common in conversation that it is much harder and takes far longer to explain why something
said is ignorant, then it does to simply say the ignorant thing.
Person 1: My friend is ignorant!
Person 2: What do you mean?
Person 1: Well they said something incredibly
stupid sounding last night and it took me almost an hour to fully explain it. Like exponentially longer.
Person 2: Van Schwack.
Person 1: No, it was Kevin! Again!
Person 2: No, I mean the van schwack THEORY. You can say three words that take paragraphs to why it's ignorant. But you're right Kevin says some
pretty dumb stuff. What did he say this
time?
Person 1: It would take too long to explain...
Person 2: That's The Van Schwack Theory for you.