Also known as the Aargh Quotient, the Tool-Problem Ratio (“TPR”) is a DIY term expressing the relationship between a physical problem to be fixed and the tool available for the task. A 1:1 ratio reflects that the tool is perfect for the job -- e.g., when a nail clipper is available to trim a toenail, the TPR is 1:1. Ratios of greater than 1:1 indicate that the tool available is excessive relative to the job: a chainsaw generates a ratio of, say, 200:1 for toenail trimming. Ratios of less than 1:1 indicate that the tool at hand is inadequate for the task: a toenail clipper produces a ratio of, say, 1:1000 for cutting down a Christmas tree. Depending on the TPR, responsive behaviors may range from mild (swearing, sighing disgustedly), to driving to the hardware store, to breaking the workpiece or the tool violently.
Faced with a Tool-Problem Ratio ("TPR") of about 1:10 when his flat-blade screwdriver was too big to loosen the Phillips-head screw on his range vent, Bob intoned “Jesus H. Christ” under his breath and motored off to Home Depot.
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A: I think it speaks volumes about your ideological beliefs when you gather people to write thousands of pages of tongue-in-cheek material on nearly every ideology ever known except one. That's what RationalWiki does.
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B: No, that's just being rational, and you are being irrational for saying that.
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RationalWiki is more for IrrationalWiki, and RationalWiki is the ultimate proof that rationality and irrationality are relative and subjective, because it is possible to realize that after seeing how the average RationalWiki users are in practice.
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A: Look, a ratfink!
B: What's a ratfink?
A: sigh, a ratfink is a cross between a rat, a fink, and a mouse. This is an odd animal only found in seclusive arounds in western egypt. It evolved quite a bit ago when a natural formation of toxic chemicals spilled on to a fink colony in the ground. The smell atracked rats all over the world to partake in the delicious meal. The finks, only half dead at this time, were consumed by the rats and were absorbed into the rats' DNA due to the nuclear contents of the fink. This disaster was the end to Finks, but the birth of ratfinks. However, this disaster made the rats shun the ratfinks because they were different.
B: I really dont care
B: What's a ratfink?
A: sigh, a ratfink is a cross between a rat, a fink, and a mouse. This is an odd animal only found in seclusive arounds in western egypt. It evolved quite a bit ago when a natural formation of toxic chemicals spilled on to a fink colony in the ground. The smell atracked rats all over the world to partake in the delicious meal. The finks, only half dead at this time, were consumed by the rats and were absorbed into the rats' DNA due to the nuclear contents of the fink. This disaster was the end to Finks, but the birth of ratfinks. However, this disaster made the rats shun the ratfinks because they were different.
B: I really dont care
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