A 'tritone' is the name for the musical interval between two pitches an augmented 4th/Diminshed 5th apart. The term 'tritone' comes from the fact that the interval between the two pitches is a full three "whole tones" apart. The use of the tritone is common in classical music where the V-I resolution is present, as well as in Jazz and Rock whenever a piece or section is in the lydian mode. The interval has a very unstable characterisic and was even known as the 'devil's interval' at one period in music history.
Tritones can be heard in the following examples:
-Bass riff of "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver" by Primus
-The first two notes of "Maria" from West Side Story ("ma - ree")
-Opening intervals on "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix
-Opening two notes of the "The Simpsons" theme
-Bass riff of "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver" by Primus
-The first two notes of "Maria" from West Side Story ("ma - ree")
-Opening intervals on "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix
-Opening two notes of the "The Simpsons" theme
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Tayton (noun) Tate (abv.) A stalwart and muscular man Skilled with his hands. Pays attention to minute details, and is very mechanical. Handsome when dressed up, but a knockout when sweaty and dirty from working or playing hard. A great kisser (but watch the tongue). Probably a skilled laborer or engineer. Possibly a surgeon or chiropractor.
The guys were all jealous of Tayton as their girlfriends gaped at his muscles, shiny with sweat and dust, as they passed the construction site.
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(UCSD kid): Hey! That guy's pretty cute.
(State kid): Are you kidding me?! He's a chinless, bucktoothed wideclops! And he's always staring at me with that wall-eye of his. You totally have Triton Eye.
(UCSD kid): Damn, you're right.
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This "influx of cuter boys" however, is all a mirage. What has happened is that these UCSD students are inflicted with "Triton Vision" - because they have been surrounded by ugly men for so long, their standards have dropped and as a result even mildly decent looking men (aka with regular human features) begin to appear stunningly attractive.
This disease is a serious one and is only cured when one leaves the campus perimeter to go home, where one realizes that there are actual men with musculature and clear skin, have the social IQ higher than an 8-year-old, and like to think about sex more than microbiology or astrophysics in the world.
However, this is a recurring disease - once one returns to campus the cycle repeats itself. Triton Vision will never be completely cured until one graduates from UCSD..... or transfers out.
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This "influx of cuter boys" however, is all a mirage. What has happened is that these UCSD students are inflicted with "Triton Vision" - because they have been surrounded by ugly men for so long, their standards have dropped and as a result even mildly decent looking men (aka with regular human features) begin to appear stunningly attractive.
This disease is a serious one and is only cured when one leaves the campus perimeter to go home, where one realizes that there are actual men with musculature and clear skin, have the social IQ higher than an 8-year-old, and like to think about sex more than microbiology or astrophysics in the world.
However, this is a recurring disease - once one returns to campus the cycle repeats itself. Triton Vision will never be completely cured until one graduates from UCSD..... or transfers out.
*Courtesy from a guy named David
"Ewwwww, UCSD people are NOT CUTE!" - Person A
4 years later
"Wowww, what was I thinking? They are so HOT!" - Person A
"Dude, are you blind? I think you got Triton Vision." - Person B
4 years later
"Wowww, what was I thinking? They are so HOT!" - Person A
"Dude, are you blind? I think you got Triton Vision." - Person B
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