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The Brown-Hand Extraction Method 

The scientific term for pulling something out of one's ass.
"How did you come up with a thesis so quickly?"
"I simply employed the Brown-Hand Extraction Method."

Efficient Extraction Methods

Techniques designed to maximize the yield of desired resources (water, metals, volatiles) from raw materials (ore, regolith, atmosphere) while minimizing energy input, waste, and environmental footprint. In space, efficiency is survival—every joule of energy and kilogram of mass is precious. Methods include in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) like using solar ovens to bake oxygen out of lunar soil, electrochemical processing of asteroid ore, or passive wind-traps to collect atmospheric moisture on Mars.
Efficient Extraction Methods Example: The MOXIE experiment on the Mars Perseverance rover, which uses electrolysis to efficiently extract breathable oxygen from the carbon dioxide-rich Martian atmosphere, is a prototype Efficient Extraction Method. On the Moon, using concentrated sunlight to thermally reduce ilmenite ore for iron and oxygen is another, as it uses abundant solar energy instead of imported chemicals.
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026