Argument from motion

Oh hey, that kind of sounds like my thing! Is that really an Aristotle thing! Ha! Wow! I am, like, up there (intellectually) aren't I? Damn. A genius after his time!

Hym "The argument from motion? I didn't even know that was a thing! I should read some Aristotle..."

by Hym Iam December 18, 2023

4th Law of Motion

A nigga with motion will remain with motion until a nigga with equal or more motion hinders or stops their motion.

You can’t go band for band with him, he’s well versed in the 4th Law of Motion

by JCrow3000 November 21, 2023

4th Law of Motion

A nigga with motion will remain with motion until a nigga with equal or more motion hinders or stops his motion.

You cannot go band for band with that nigga, he is well versed in the 4th Law of Motion

by JCrow3000 November 21, 2023

4th law of motion

Getting bread

“4th law of motion”

by NineYearsAlone December 2, 2023

Long-Duration Motion Machines

Long-Duration Motion Machines are hypothetical devices designed to operate for extremely long periods without external energy input, while still respecting known conservation laws and thermodynamics. Unlike perpetual motion machines, they do not claim infinite operation or energy creation. Instead, they rely on ultra-slow energy dissipation, delayed equilibration, environmental energy harvesting, or probabilistic and extraphysical mechanisms. The key distinction is that long-duration machines eventually stop, while perpetual motion machines violate physical laws by claiming endless motion or energy output. These machines are often discussed in theoretical engineering, speculative physics, and borderline scientific proposals.

Long-Duration Motion Machines — Example

A hypothetical machine uses ultra-low-friction components, cosmic background radiation harvesting, and delayed thermal equilibration to keep moving for millions of years. It never produces excess energy and slowly loses motion over astronomical timescales. Unlike a perpetual motion machine, it obeys thermodynamics but exploits environmental and probabilistic factors to extend operation far beyond conventional machines.

by AbzuInExile January 24, 2026

Short-Duration Motion

Movement that happens so quickly you barely register it, from the blink of an eye to the snap of a finger to the moment your phone slides off the table and you fail to catch it. Short-duration motion is the realm of reflexes, instinct, and regret—the split second when you realize you've said something stupid and watch the other person's face change in slow motion, even though the actual motion was fast. It's the temporal home of accidents, epiphanies, and the exact moment a toast lands butter-side down.

Example: "The short-duration motion of the car accident lasted less than a second, but he replayed it for months—the screech, the impact, the airbag. His therapist said that's normal: short events, long consequences. He said he'd prefer shorter consequences and longer events, like a nice vacation."

by Abzugal February 14, 2026

Medium-Duration Motion

Movement that unfolds over minutes, hours, or days—the commute to work, the slow crawl of a deadline, the gradual realization that the person you're dating is not who you thought they were. Medium-duration motion is the rhythm of daily life, too fast to be geological, too slow to be instantaneous, just right for watching paint dry or grass grow or a relationship deteriorate in slow motion. It's the temporal scale of human experience, where most of life happens and most of it is waiting.

*Example: "The medium-duration motion of his morning routine was carefully optimized: 12 minutes for coffee, 8 for shower, 15 for pretending to read the news while actually scrolling social media. When his therapist asked why he scheduled his life to the minute, he said it was the only way to feel in control of a universe that was, at larger scales, completely indifferent."*

by Abzugal February 14, 2026