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subatomic particle responsible for the transmission of the strong nuclear force.

subatomic particle allegedly reposonsible for tenaciously holding fecal matter to the sides of the toilet bowl, no matter how many times you flush it. These masses are sometimes referred to as sticktites or anal stalagmites
Somebody left a gluon in the men's room.
gluon by Chuck Woolery June 17, 2004
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One of the basic building blocks of the universe. Gluons are subatomic particles that transmit forces in quantum theory.
I wonder if they'll ever discover the gluon for gravity. . .
gluon by zachwolff October 20, 2003
a fucking badass gun
"dude just use the gluon gun"
gluon gun by alphafox12 January 12, 2018

Quark-Gluon Plasma 

At 7 trillion to 10 trillion degrees Fahrenheit, protons and neutrons melt away into quarks and gluons. This happened at the very, very beginning of the universe.
Would you like some nice hot quark-gluon plasma?
Quark-Gluon Plasma by Owlss January 8, 2022

Quark-Gluon Drone

An unmanned vehicle equipped with a device capable of generating, manipulating, or weaponizing quark-gluon plasma—the state of matter that existed microseconds after the Big Bang, where quarks and gluons are freed from their normal confinement in protons and neutrons. Quark-gluon drones are firmly in the realm of extreme speculation, requiring energy densities and temperatures (trillions of degrees) that currently exist only in particle colliders for fractions of a second. The concept is so far beyond current physics that it belongs more to science fiction than serious military analysis—but the term persists in conspiracy circles as the ultimate weapon, the thing so advanced it sounds like magic. Any claim about quark-gluon drones should be treated with extreme skepticism; they represent not imminent threat but the outer limit of speculative imagination.
Example: "He claimed the government had Quark-Gluon Drones—weapons that fired the primordial matter of the universe itself. The physicist explained why this was impossible with current technology, but the believer just smiled: 'That's what they want you to think.'"

Quark-Gluon Igniter

A hypothetical device that would use quark-gluon plasma to initiate a larger reaction or effect—perhaps triggering fusion, creating exotic matter, or opening portals to other dimensions, depending on which fringe theory you're reading. Quark-gluon igniters belong to the realm where physics meets science fiction meets conspiracy theory: they sound scientific enough to be plausible to non-experts, but describe phenomena that current physics places far beyond engineering feasibility. The igniter concept adds a layer of plausible deniability—it's not a weapon itself, just a trigger, so its development could be justified for "research" while actually being weapons work. This kind of plausible-sounding speculation is catnip for conspiracy theorists, who see in it confirmation of their darkest suspicions about hidden military programs.
Example: "The patent application was for a Quark-Gluon Igniter—or at least that's how conspiracy forums translated the dense physics jargon. Never mind that the actual document was about basic fusion research; the words were exciting enough to power a thousand theories."

Quark-Gluon Rifle

A hypothetical man-portable weapon firing quark-gluon plasma—essentially, a gun that shoots the primordial matter of the early universe. Quark-gluon rifles represent the absolute outer limit of speculative weaponry, requiring technology millions of times beyond current capabilities. They appear in fringe conspiracy theories as the ultimate proof of hidden knowledge: if the government has quark-gluon rifles, they must have technology centuries ahead of public science, which means they're hiding everything. The concept is so far beyond feasibility that belief in it requires either profound scientific ignorance or a commitment to conspiracy that no evidence can shake. Quark-gluon rifles are to weapons what perpetual motion machines are to energy: technically conceivable in imagination, impossible in practice.
Example: "He genuinely believed special forces carried Quark-Gluon Rifles—weapons that fired the stuff of the Big Bang. Explaining the temperatures and energies involved just convinced him that 'they' were suppressing the truth."