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 adorableness of an object or creature is compounded/multiplied by how adorable the individual sharing, posting, or showing the object or creature is.
Cindy shared such an adorable dog today on Facebook. The Law of adorability makes the dog is so much more adorable because of how attractive Cindy is.
by black_up February 28, 2013
An over-involved parent of a spouse whose compulsive need to demonstrate their support of their child inadvertently undermines that child's marriage through over the top gifts, paying of regular expenses, or repeatedly weighing in on decisions in support of their child.
Linda and Jim never really found their own way forward. His helicopter-in-laws were always buying their daughter whatever she wanted and haranguing him for not providing for their daughter's desires.
by WisCur January 28, 2015
Player: Jesus man, why do people rat at the extract
Other player: That is Rat's Law for you
Player: I am going to go complain about this issue on the Discord server
Other player: Don't, just deal with it
Player: Ok
Other player: That is Rat's Law for you
Player: I am going to go complain about this issue on the Discord server
Other player: Don't, just deal with it
Player: Ok
by fibonaccisequences May 25, 2024
Law defined by Gaykon that reads: "An impressionable male with low self esteem is not immune to virtue signaling turning him gay"
by Gaykon May 10, 2020