by Cl3verUseRNam3 June 12, 2018
Crawford's Law is invoked whenever someone introduces the term "woke" into a conversation much the same way that Godwin's Law operates, it takes its name from the architect Jennifer Crawford.
When a person resorts to calling someone woke in a Twitter argument that person is deemed to have broken Crawford's Law and they have lost the argument.
by Keeping it clear January 26, 2023
An amazing artist, very out going and loves everyone around her. And treats everyone with respect. Also making them feel wanted and loved!
Friend 1: I love rebekah law so much
Friend 2: I know right she makes me feel wanted!
Friend 2: she's the best!
Friend 2: I know right she makes me feel wanted!
Friend 2: she's the best!
by Heyo2211 April 14, 2017
Thesis states that one death is fated to happen before obvious safety oversights, reforms or the like are ennacted, ie. decapitation by ice skates and the introduction of neck guards.
Person 1: "Hey, remember that very obviously leaky pipe? It's valve finally burst and killed someone!"
Person 2: "Yeah, it was like that for ages! I'm surprised it took someone's death before it finally got fixed!"
Person 1: "Mhm, and it was so preventable. The Tamr Law takes another!"
Person 2: "Yeah, it was like that for ages! I'm surprised it took someone's death before it finally got fixed!"
Person 1: "Mhm, and it was so preventable. The Tamr Law takes another!"
by xxdragonwolftamr January 31, 2024
The thesis stating that one obvious and preventable death is fated to happen before any obvious solutions, changes or reforms are enacted, ie. decapitation by ice skates when playing hockey and the introduction of neck guards to the sport.
Person 1: "Hey, do you remember that shaky pipe at the bottom of the apartment building that the landlord never fixed?"
Person 2: "Yeah! What about it?
Person 1: "Well, it finally busted and the valve domed someone on the head and killed him! And after that, of course NOW the landlord decides to fix it!"
Person 2: "How preventable. The Tamr Law takes another..."
Person 2: "Yeah! What about it?
Person 1: "Well, it finally busted and the valve domed someone on the head and killed him! And after that, of course NOW the landlord decides to fix it!"
Person 2: "How preventable. The Tamr Law takes another..."
by xxdragonwolftamr January 31, 2024
Standard Sister-in-Law Unit
noun
*| \ ˈsta-ndərd ˈsi-stər-in-ˌlȯ yü-nət *
Abbreviation: SSILU
Symbol: 𝓢 or SIL
Definition:
An unofficial unit of mass equal to 300 pounds (136.08 kilograms), used to simulate high-risk, real-world human load scenarios in mechanical, structural, and transportation systems. The SSILU is commonly applied to test the failure thresholds of furniture, vehicle seats, elevators, bicycles, airline cabins, and public patience.
Etymology:
Originated in post-war American slang, the term is derived from the stereotype of a loud, heavyset female relative—often portrayed as emotionally volatile and structurally compromising—whose presence tests both family dynamics and infrastructure load-bearing capacity. While non-literal, the “sister-in-law” archetype evokes maximum physical and psychological mass concentration in civilian environments.
Technical Classification:
Measurement Type: Anthropomorphic Load Unit
Mass: 300 lbs (≈ 136.08 kg)
Field Use: Structural stress testing, emergency engineering simulation
Design Benchmark: Most consumer goods are not rated past 0.8 SSILU
noun
*| \ ˈsta-ndərd ˈsi-stər-in-ˌlȯ yü-nət *
Abbreviation: SSILU
Symbol: 𝓢 or SIL
Definition:
An unofficial unit of mass equal to 300 pounds (136.08 kilograms), used to simulate high-risk, real-world human load scenarios in mechanical, structural, and transportation systems. The SSILU is commonly applied to test the failure thresholds of furniture, vehicle seats, elevators, bicycles, airline cabins, and public patience.
Etymology:
Originated in post-war American slang, the term is derived from the stereotype of a loud, heavyset female relative—often portrayed as emotionally volatile and structurally compromising—whose presence tests both family dynamics and infrastructure load-bearing capacity. While non-literal, the “sister-in-law” archetype evokes maximum physical and psychological mass concentration in civilian environments.
Technical Classification:
Measurement Type: Anthropomorphic Load Unit
Mass: 300 lbs (≈ 136.08 kg)
Field Use: Structural stress testing, emergency engineering simulation
Design Benchmark: Most consumer goods are not rated past 0.8 SSILU
“She hit the fitting room like a breaching whale—1 Standard Sister-in-Law Unit (SSILU) 300lbs in full stride, swatting children aside and hollering ‘THESE SIZES RUN SMALL!!! while nearby store associates quietly begged for a swift death
by Ludwig Von Snooterman June 07, 2025
The opposite of Moore's Law. Says that microchip performance increases but wafer costs increase at the square (^2) of performance uplift of said microchip.
by PD W April 09, 2025