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human factors

The study of human interaction with technology/machines. Synonym to ergonomics.
The guy who designed my fucked up office chair really could have used a course in human factors engineering!
by lemonMouse January 26, 2004
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Townie Factor

Townie Factor or "TF" is the onerous attributes belonging to a townie.
The townie factor is usually a combination of certain attributes but not limited to such combinations:
1. Being Sketchy
2. Displaying social ineptitude towards normal people but not towards dirty non-normal people.
3. Being Dirty
4. Invoking disgust and discomfort towards others.
5. Possessing the worst and sketchiest qualities of an urban dweller.
The townie as a negative attribute refers to the worst attributes possessed by characters belonging to a town. The townie factor is the qualities of the townie. They are usually unshaven, ungroomed, smelly from not taking a shower, has put no effort into taking care of their health or hygiene. They may also seem rather strange and difficult to appreciate.
That sketchy dirty old man walking on the other side of the street in this urban slump has townie factor (tf).
by Nick Valdory April 19, 2008
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The Farris Factor

A true miracle of the world, one of God's own proto-types.

See: Scott, Batman, Jesus, Daddy Scott

1. Incredibly good looking. Usually found surrounded by a group of girls but can sometimes be found laying back and reading a book. Always there when you need someone to talk and can easily make you laugh. Friends always come first.

2. Possibly, and most likely the most amazing guy you will ever meet. He is passionate, caring, funny, thoughtful, extremely handsome, and overly energetic! Always horny, but does not think with his overly huge wang.

3. Is extremely intelligent, funny, kind, and always there for you. He usually has a plan to do something to better the world, but spends a great amount of time playing CAPTAIN-SAVE-A-HO. Liked by a lot of people and is very,very attractive.
Girl one: Gee last night guess who i hung around?

Girl two: Duh girl I already know everyone was hanging around The Farris Factor, he has a great personality.
by Quick Girl September 15, 2011
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Nick Factor

The act of over engineering something to a magnitude of up to 50%, but no less than 25%.
That hoser Nick applied a Nick Factor again.
by Unknown Hoser July 12, 2018
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The pucker factor

The clench factor. Fear factor. You tense up your entire body beginning with your ass. Usually on a scale from one to ten.
Getting ran cut off, ran off the road, sideswiped and flipped upside dow. Various degrees of the pucker factor there.
by masteryt May 25, 2012
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Gyte’s Factor

A multiplication factor used to calculate how long someone with a ‘delicate posterior’ takes to have a shit. (Approximately 3.5-4.0)

Often taking obscene lengths of time for the most un-noteworthy of bowel movements, thus delaying countless trips, activities and functions.
George: How long has Danny been away shitting? Surely he can’t take this long.

Josh: I know it should only be 10-15 minutes.

Jack: Have you applied Gyte’s Factor? That would take it to at least 30 minutes.
by x427 May 26, 2022
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Frits Factor

The impossibility of teaching someone something because of his or her dogged reluctance to avoid being taught. It arises through the

deliberate choice of that person to continue to remain ignorant. In some cases the person may be too proud to admit that a different, better method exists of doing something.
Example 1.

Lemuel was repeatedly having the same, easily-fixable problem with his computer and Mike was always the one to help him sort it out. When I suggested that Mike show Lemuel how to do it himself he said "Oh I offered to do that but it's the Frits Factor. He insists I do it for him, every time."

Example 2.

I went fishing with Jock. He kept losing his strikes because his method of attaching the hook was flawed and ineffectual. I offered to

help and patiently showed him how to tie a good knot but strangely, his results did not improve. The Frits Factor was at play. I noticed later he
was still baiting up his way.
by Fritsy Bitsy January 1, 2014
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