Mediumship Hypothesis

The theory that certain individuals ("mediums") can act as intermediaries or conduits between the physical world and a proposed realm of discarnate consciousness (spirits of the dead, non-human entities). It posits a mechanism of communication—whether through mental imagery, auditory channeling, or temporary possession—that allows information or energy to cross the alleged boundary between life and afterlife. The hypothesis focuses on the function of the medium as a transceiver for non-physical signals.

Example: "The Mediumship Hypothesis doesn't require you to believe in ghosts. It simply proposes: If consciousness persists after death, and if it can interact with the living, then a plausible mechanism would be through individuals with a neurological or psychic sensitivity acting as a 'radio,' tuning into specific frequencies of discarnate thought. The real debate isn't about the showmanship, but about the existence of the signal they claim to tune into."

by Abzunammu February 2, 2026

Medium-Duration Motion

Movement that unfolds over minutes, hours, or days—the commute to work, the slow crawl of a deadline, the gradual realization that the person you're dating is not who you thought they were. Medium-duration motion is the rhythm of daily life, too fast to be geological, too slow to be instantaneous, just right for watching paint dry or grass grow or a relationship deteriorate in slow motion. It's the temporal scale of human experience, where most of life happens and most of it is waiting.

*Example: "The medium-duration motion of his morning routine was carefully optimized: 12 minutes for coffee, 8 for shower, 15 for pretending to read the news while actually scrolling social media. When his therapist asked why he scheduled his life to the minute, he said it was the only way to feel in control of a universe that was, at larger scales, completely indifferent."*

by Abzugal February 14, 2026

Medium-Range Spaceflight

The serious business of leaving Earth orbit and going somewhere—the moon, Lagrange points, maybe Mars if we ever get our act together. Medium-range spaceflight requires weeks or months, real planning, and the willingness to be very far from help if something goes wrong. It's for people who are committed to space, not just sampling it, and who have accepted that they will miss several seasons of their favorite shows, possibly forever, depending on how the landing goes.

Example: "She trained for years for medium-range spaceflight—a six-month mission to a lunar station. She'd miss birthdays, holidays, and the entire run of whatever Netflix series dropped while she was gone. But she'd see Earth rise over the lunar horizon, which seemed like a fair trade, assuming the rocket didn't explode. Her mother was not convinced."

by Abzugal February 14, 2026

Medium-Duration Motion Machines

The vehicles, tools, and systems that shape our experience of movement over hours and days—cars, trains, airplanes, and the humble elevator, which transforms a three-minute stair climb into thirty seconds of awkward silence with a stranger. These machines have redefined human experience, turning journeys that once took weeks into commutes that take hours, giving us more time to be somewhere else and less time to appreciate where we are. The ultimate medium-duration motion machine is the treadmill, which lets you move for an hour and go absolutely nowhere.

Medium-Duration Motion Machines *Example: "His car was a medium-duration motion machine that carried him through two hours of traffic daily. He listened to podcasts about productivity while being completely unproductive, trapped in a metal box, moving at 3 miles per hour, surrounded by other metal boxes also moving slowly. He called it 'commuting,' which is Latin for 'this is fine.'"*

by Abzugal February 14, 2026

Medium Chopped

Not too good looking but not too bad looking

You’re not chopped, your medium chopped

by ComeThruZo June 9, 2025

Medium rare

Something in between two ends of a spectrum, so-so, not complete

“How drunk are you getting tonight?”
“Medium rare”

by Sahaharrr September 29, 2025

Medium weight white PP spoon

An act where two Caucasians males who collectively weigh less than 300 lb, lay together while one positions his penis through the legs of the other who tucks his penis between his legs.

It was really cold the other night when we went camping so my buddy and I performed a medium weight white pp spoon

by HonestTruthTalker October 29, 2025