"The vessel, or vehicle with the greatest gross tonnage has the right of way."
Based in part on the navigation rule about ships restricted in ability to maneuver and how other ships need to stay away. And the reality of if there is a collision between two or more vehicles the smaller vehicles will take more damage than the larger vehicles. And that greater amount of damage is shared with the occupants of the smaller vehicle.
Based in part on the navigation rule about ships restricted in ability to maneuver and how other ships need to stay away. And the reality of if there is a collision between two or more vehicles the smaller vehicles will take more damage than the larger vehicles. And that greater amount of damage is shared with the occupants of the smaller vehicle.
Smart car v. F-350 crew cab pickup. Pickup driver is shook up and possibly bruised from the airbag, they can walk away. Smart car driver is in the ambulance on the way to the hospital with multiple fractures and or internal injuries. Moral of the story, violating the tonnage law will end up in pain & suffering. Even though you may have the right to be where you are, the right will not protect you from harm.
by Dammitmon July 10, 2011
Get the tonnage law mug.Techies Law is a definition coined by Strictly-Software.com to describe a Murphies Law type scenario related to software development.
The law states that:
If you have spent considerable time trying to resolve a bug in your code, a technical problem or any other such computer related issue and you finally resort to asking for help from a colleague or support team member. You can be rest assured that when you go to show that person the problem in action it has miraculously resolved itself all by itself OR you will immediately spot the cause of the problem.
You are then derided for either being a numpty and / or wasting their precious time for no reason.
The law states that:
If you have spent considerable time trying to resolve a bug in your code, a technical problem or any other such computer related issue and you finally resort to asking for help from a colleague or support team member. You can be rest assured that when you go to show that person the problem in action it has miraculously resolved itself all by itself OR you will immediately spot the cause of the problem.
You are then derided for either being a numpty and / or wasting their precious time for no reason.
I just experienced Techies Law in action. After spending hours trying to debug some code I reluctantly called our lead developer over to help me but as soon as he arrived at my desk I immediately realised what the bug was. He called me a numpty.
I am going to utilise Techies Law by spending a third of the time I usually spend bug fixing before asking for help.
I am going to pray to the God of Geekdom that Techies Law will enact itself and fix my network connection for me by calling someone else over to have a look at the problem.
I am going to utilise Techies Law by spending a third of the time I usually spend bug fixing before asking for help.
I am going to pray to the God of Geekdom that Techies Law will enact itself and fix my network connection for me by calling someone else over to have a look at the problem.
by MonkeyMagix October 25, 2011
Get the Techies Law mug.A subcategory of Murphy's Law that states: When interacting with a group of individuals, circumstances will unfold such that a sufferer of Holmberg's Law is never paired with attractive members of the opposite sex.
Steven - Man, last night there were six hot ladies and one guy, and I got paired up with the guy.
Dale - That sucks. Holmberg's Law, dude.
Dale - That sucks. Holmberg's Law, dude.
by Gelid May 6, 2014
Get the Holmberg's Law mug.This is a corollary of Godwin's Law which states that if an online discussion about rock music goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will compare some band or performer or a situation to Roger Waters, Peter Gilmoure and Nick Mason and the acrimonious breakup of Pink Floyd, the point at which effectively the discussion or thread often ends.
Ian "Panic! at the Disco are now just Brendon Urie's solo project."
Shane "Just like Pink Floyd after Roger Waters left, it was nothing but David Gilmour's ego trip."
Ian "Malone's Law! this conversation is OVER!"
Shane "Just like Pink Floyd after Roger Waters left, it was nothing but David Gilmour's ego trip."
Ian "Malone's Law! this conversation is OVER!"
by VegasMalone September 24, 2020
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1. A defender of the undefendable.
2. A mythical savior who has forged the world with his two mighty fists, friendship, and mediocrity.
3. Popular matress size just above 'King'.
v.
1. To be horrible or just below terrible.
2. To totally kick ass to an extreme degree.
3. An effective mode of transportation, like riding a bike, but slower and just as fast.
1. A defender of the undefendable.
2. A mythical savior who has forged the world with his two mighty fists, friendship, and mediocrity.
3. Popular matress size just above 'King'.
v.
1. To be horrible or just below terrible.
2. To totally kick ass to an extreme degree.
3. An effective mode of transportation, like riding a bike, but slower and just as fast.
"Wow Jimmy, you really thorax lawed my science project."
"Quick, we got to run to the hospital, grandma just got thorax lawed in the face!"
"If we don't give her a bucket, she'll just thorax law all over the carpet."
"It took me so long since I was thorax lawing all the way here."
"Quick, we got to run to the hospital, grandma just got thorax lawed in the face!"
"If we don't give her a bucket, she'll just thorax law all over the carpet."
"It took me so long since I was thorax lawing all the way here."
by tapo November 29, 2003
Get the thorax law mug.A philosophical theory proposed by philosopher Patrick D. Barlow in 2016:
"If you can talk about it, you can joke about it."
For example: women, mongoloids, and everything in-between is okay to joke about unless you choose to ignore them completely... which in that case just makes you a politically correct douche-rocket.
"If you can talk about it, you can joke about it."
For example: women, mongoloids, and everything in-between is okay to joke about unless you choose to ignore them completely... which in that case just makes you a politically correct douche-rocket.
Alex: "You can't say that the UNICEF kids would make great Xylophones after they die of malnutrition."
Ben: "Barlow's Law says otherwise."
Ben: "Barlow's Law says otherwise."
by Dr. Quokka December 3, 2019
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by Don Mashak-The Cynical Patriot May 9, 2019
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