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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
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Law of Aviation

There is no way a bee
should be able to fly.

Its wings are too small to get
its fat little body off the ground.
by Land00 November 6, 2020
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Ebola's Law

If any game is poorly rendered, with a thick fog, and dark graphics, it will have a creepypasta made of it. PS1 based horror games follow this formula, for instance. Early editions of minecraft fall under this definition as well. This law is related to the phenomenon of liminal spaces, though it is limited to video games, especially older games. These games also tend to be 3d titles, though they do not always have to be as such. Other games with a generally unfitting creepy/unfinished atmosphere also follow this law, such as gmod's gm_construct, or pokemon's lavender town.

noun
"Herobrine is so lame, dude. How did it even catch on?"
"Ebola's law, my dude. Ebola's law."

"Fuck me, Gm_construct is unsettling. It makes for a good example of Ebola's law, though."
by the truthful describer November 7, 2020
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New law

Adults can no longer make top ramen for kids with the name Trenton!!!
New law says We can not make top ramen for Trenton anymore
by Valleykid November 7, 2020
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Sanderson's Law

as an online discussion regarding fiction recommendations grows longer, the probability of Brandon Sanderson's Way of Kings being recommended approaches 1
"I asked on Reddit for books similar to Twilight and got 8 recommendations for the Way of Kings"

"Sanderson's Law in action my friend"
by Kvarl_the_Lightbringer December 27, 2020
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Law 45683

luna actually has to be cooler than everyone BY LAW. this is simply factual and cannot be argued against.
oh yeah you know Law 45683?
yeah yeah, luna is so much cooler than me
by frogiibae December 27, 2020
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Robertoe's Law

"....people will always claim that white people are the source of opinions and ideas that they don't like..."
Named after the person who may or may not have coined the concept, when somebody dubiously claims that white people are behind an agenda, idea, or fandom in an attempt to discredit it.
Robertoe's Law in action:
"BLM protests are just white people virtue signaling."
"Interesting how everybody who loves Celine Dion's album is white."
"White people love to tell me I should try pickles on my sandwhich."
by ScoobysNephew December 29, 2020
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