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Beare's Law of Accelerating Catastrophe at Sea - BLAC

At sea a problem can accelerate into a crisis at a rate proportional to the conditions
An example of Beare's Law of Accelerating Catastrophe at Sea - BLAC.

Imagine you are at sea and sailing along nicely a few miles off the coast of Corsica. You have the Genoa poled out and are running downwind. You are single handed. You pop down below to make yourself a cup of tea. Everything is fine. All of a sudden the wind shifts and you gybe. The pole slams across the forestay bent; the genoa is backed and the pole is trapped under the sail. As the boat lurches you are scolded with coffee. You rush on deck to sea the wind picking up and the boat floundering.

You are confident you will soon bring things under control. However, the wind is gusting alarmingly. A squawl from the hills. You cannot get the whisker pole off to furl the sail. You look up and in horror you see a ship coming at you dead ahead. The wind gusts and the boat is knocked down. You slip and land hard on deck bruising your arm.

And so it accumulates as you experience Beare's Law of Accelerating Catastrophe at Sea - BLAC.
by Angus Beare December 15, 2008
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Fatastrophe

1 : a meal that often invokes thoughts of heart failure and super-obesity due to the size and/or large amounts of fat and grease.
"Hey, they're serving fried butter sticks at this year's state fair!"

"Dear God... that's a fatastrophe."
by Caniborrow September 29, 2009
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Natastrophe

When all the Natural (Natty) Light runs out at a party.
Last weekend at Johnny's house all those freshman showed up and totally ran the house dry, thus resulting in a Natastrophe
by Satchmo'money October 22, 2008
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fatastrophe

A congregation of over 100 fat people in the same place at the same time, each of which ways over 350lbs/159.1kg.
I'm sorry but I can't go to your weight watchers meeting, I have to go to a fatastrophe later.
by Barrack Binladen April 15, 2010
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Catastrophe Conservative

Someone who believes major economic decline is eminent leading to the end of the US Dollar as we know it.
A Catastrophe Conservative believes that the monetary system will collapse so he invests in gold, seeds, and water systems. The average CC listens to Alex Jones and others who believe we are in a "Police State". He believes there is no need to pay taxes anymore and let the government dissolve. Governments to him are nothing but "Farms" for "Human Livestock". Just GOOGLE, "Most Dangerous Video On the Internet". He probably watched this video.
by no know March 14, 2011
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ragetastrophe

When raging gets carried away, a catastrophe of epic ragedness will surely occur.
Dude 1: How'd last night go at the club?
Dude 2: I blacked the fuck out, such a complete ragetastrophe.
by Logarhythm April 6, 2011
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Catastrophe

A group of three or more Karens. Cf. a pod of whales, a gaggle of geese, etc.
My boyfriend and I sat down to eat our lunch but didn’t notice the Catastrophe of Karens at the table next to us until it was too late. They were discussing how the “African girl” behind the counter only gave them one packet of mayonnaise each and deciding who was going to tell the manager.
by HM2013 July 23, 2020
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