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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
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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!"
by go1ngcomando December 11, 2013
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Oh-Nine Factor

Equal to 0.000000001%. An extremely low probability of something occurring. Was seen in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The chance of this working is 0.000000001%, or pathetically enough an Oh-Nine Factor.
by DarthShinji January 25, 2014
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Carcass Factor

The rating for how close your food resembles a carcass.
Chicken tenders are low in Carcass Factor where wings are higher, and a roasted bird is even higher.
Things like boiled crawfish and the whole pig with the apple in its mouth are the absolute highest in Carcass Factor.
"I can't eat it if it's lookin back at me."
by TheAmericanVerb September 3, 2021
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Freak Factor

(Noun) A measure of additional attractiveness to another individual based upon the kinks that person holds.
Malcolm was having a hard time deciding which of his two crushes he was more attracted to. However, once considering the Freak Factor, he realized Arianna was the clear winner.
by _Xayne_ December 13, 2021
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Phui Factor

1. Phui Factor is a factor of safety applied to structural members. Buildings commonly use a factor of safety of 2.0 for each structural member. Where as when the Phui Factor is an applied safety factor of 8.0 for each structural member.
2. A term describing the structural capacity of a system far beyond the expected loads or actual loads.

3. The designing of an element to be more robust or extra featured than is deemed necessary for its primary application to be completed successfully.

4. To ensure a more than sufficient factor of safety, a more than sufficient functionality limit, or to overcome potential design errors that are considered acceptable for most users expectations.
The Phui Factor was applied when calculating these loads
by Don't Handle my Handle November 10, 2017
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Pussy Compatibility Factor

The Pussy Compatibility Factor, or PCF for short, is a highly advanced, ever-evolving quantum metric, calculated on a reverse logarithmic hyperwave scale to assess an individual’s metaphysical synchronization with universally recognized, but poorly defined, vibronic energies. Often invoked during moments of unpredictable chaos, its readings fluctuate between 0 and Avogadro's Number, based on an undisclosed algorithm partially written in Comic Sans. Many findings of the PCF can be proven through thought experiments, such as the Gibraltar-Bosenheim equilibrium and Schrödinger's Pussy.
Person 1: I sense that our Pussies are in Simple Harmonic Equilibrium
Person 2: Indeed so!
Person 1: The Pussy Compatibility Factor, or PCF, is a well-regarded and highly useful scale to determine relationships between individuals, which in this case, is you, Person 2, and me, Person 1.
by himothy maguire July 27, 2025
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