Factor C

When correlation doesn't equal causation, people tend to make the mistake of skipping from factor A to B. That missing third ever-so-absent variable of the logic chain is C.

"A is correlated with B. Therefore A leads to B."

No, both "A" and "B" are related to "C". It's Factor C.

Person 1: "People who have lighters in their pockets are far more likely to develop lung cancer. Obviously, lighters lead to lung cancer, it's just simple A-to-B logic."
Person 2: "Factor C: Smoking... Are you actually retarded?"

by anonymous April 15, 2025

The Spearmint Factor

The effect of initially distributing one piece of chewing gum to a single person thus attracting all others that are near whom will nag and gripe at you until you finally distribute your entire pack of gum to all the desperate gum beggars. This effect is unavoidable once a second person finds out about your charity piece of gum.

"Jim asked for a piece of gum, but I hesitated to think about the consequences. I gave him a piece completely forgetting the spearmint factor, and the next thing I knew, all my gum was gone!"

The Spearmint Factor spearmint Gum

by go1ngcomando December 11, 2013

Stick factor

The name given to the reason for certain objects, fads, quotes, or acts to influence people.

The vibrancy and uniqueness is The stick factor that influences youth to buy their products.

by Zealious September 14, 2019

mindi factor

A state of exhibiting behavior similar to that of the famous acrtess mindi kahling.

She exhibited a mindi factor after watching 3 seasons of the mindi project

by Narwhalrider September 7, 2016

obtuse factor

obese faggot

isa: oh wow that girl over there is obese and a faggot
vivi: OMG no dont say that in puic, lets use code words shes an obtuse factor

by i hate obtuse factors ;-; SAIK December 28, 2023

Obtuse factor

a factor in math thats very obtuse

isa: oh wow that girl that is horizontally challenged looks like she could solve an obtuse factor equation
vivi: oh wow yes shes very obtuse factor

by i hate obtuse factors ;-; SAIK December 28, 2023

direct sunlight factor

As with it's twin, wind chill factor, direct sunlight factor-- or DSF -- changes the temperature of an object when affected by it, in this case raising the temperature -- rather than lowering it -- in relation to the temperature of the air, due to the warming rays of direct, unimpeded sunshine on said object.

Despite the frigid temperatures at the airport this morning, Josh was able to get all the ice off his plane quickly by pulling it out of the hangar and into the sunshine where the direct sunlight factor raised the plane's surface temperature rapidly to melt it.

by LuluThom February 28, 2022