Baldwin's gun paradox

Baldwin's gun paradox typically occurs when a specific and equal amount of responsibility is distributed to a number of individuals surpassing the sum of 1, usually as a form of repetitive fail-safe (ie verify that a gun is not loaded with real bullets before it is fired at someone or confirming that no one is standing in the industrial oven with a timed locked door before it is turned on), sometimes resulting in each successive person erroneously believing that the person prior to them made the proper verification which they are now themselves certifying without any actual verification from their part as required by their role. Any guilt resulting from a catastrophic failure of the entire verification chain will either be attributed to none of the individuals involved or exclusively to the lowest person on the totem pole.
See also: Shit trickles down rule

"Determining culpability in this case will be Baldwin's gun paradox all over again"
"I would like to plead Baldwin's gun paradox as my defense judge"

by Prisme November 5, 2021

Paradox

a statement that may seem nonsensical at first but, when examined, begins to make sense

I must fully accept myself before I can change. This is an example of a paradox.

by FireBirb07 May 25, 2023

Douglas Paradox

The "Douglas Paradox" describes a situation where improvements to a rental property, while increasing the rent, don't necessarily increase the property's market value in a way that reflects the rent increase. This can happen due to factors like differing valuations between rental income and property value, or when certain improvements primarily benefit tenants rather than increasing the property's appeal to buyers.

We must think about the Douglas Paradox because fitting a luxury bathroom kitchen will increase the rent a tenant is willing to pay but it will not increase the capital value of the property.

by anonymous May 7, 2025

Xala Paradox

Xala somehow has every unit in the game, while also not having any units at all. The second that he is conscious of the unit the wave function collapses to materialize it.

"Hey have you seen TrueWhale's new drafts?" "Yeah man I think he's just going back to the original style with his 'new' LDs" "Oh man he must have the Xala Paradox"

by ComfortsEmbrace February 16, 2024

Temporal paradox

A temporal paradox, time paradox, or time travel paradox is a paradox, an apparent contradiction, or logical contradiction associated with the idea of time and time travel. In physics, temporal paradoxes fall into two broad groups: consistency paradoxes exemplified by the grandfather paradox; and causal loops."

"A temporal paradox, time paradox, or time travel paradox is a paradox, an apparent contradiction, or logical contradiction associated with the idea of time and time travel. In physics, temporal paradoxes fall into two broad groups: consistency paradoxes exemplified by the grandfather paradox; and causal loops."

by shadow trooper 28 November 2, 2020

Infinite Hot Dog Paradox

If there is a dumb question or statement that can be add with a Infinite Hot Dog then its a Infinite Hot Dog Paradox.

Dude have you heard of the Infinite Hot Dog Paradox? Yeah, it made Dean go crazy.

by Pistachio Brothers December 25, 2023

Rhidoy paradox

Rhidoy paradox can be described as a person who uses products in the shop before paying for them.

Hey dude, check this out there is an opened bag of chips, seems like rhidoy paradox.

by JackFrogs December 7, 2021