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wibbly wobbley timey wimey 

A reference from a BBC Sci-Fi television series, where the main protagonist, the Doctor, tries to explain time to a character in the episode named Sally Sparrow. And describes that time is a big ball of "wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff." Or a ball of time where you can take any path alter any time line. Which is true, proven by Astrophysicist, Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Now used to describe something as very confusing.
This math problem is so wibbly wobbley timey wimey. It's so confusing.

wibbily wobbly timey wimey 

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to affect, but actually, from a non-linier, non subjective point of view it is more like a big ball of wibbily wobbly timey wimey...stuff
Doctor Who (David Tennant)
for the use of wibbily wobbly timey wimey see definition, given by timelord David Tenant. From the television show Doctor Who

wibbily wobbly timey wimey 

Without a set form or order. Like the quantum mechanics model of the electron cloud. It is always shifting and never defined thoroughly. Popularized by the angels episode of doctor who.

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually, from a non-linear, non subjective point of view it is more like a big ball of wibbily wobbly timey wimey...stuff

Doctor Who (David Tennant)
Schrodinger:"You are trying to tell me Electrons exist in a particular place Only if we can see them?? Otherwise they only exist as just energy? That's like saying if you put a cat in a box, and you can't see it, the cat is not a live or dead, cause you can't see it!"
de Broglie:"Exactly! We must put your analogy in ALL the textbooks"
Schrodinger:"That's some wibbily wobbly timey wimey bull shit"
de Broglie:"Its a region of probability"
Schrodinger:"That's what I said"

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey 

When the writers of Doctor Who are too lazy to write plot points.
“It’s like a big ball of Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey… stuff.”

Timey-Whimey Detector 

A machine that is used by the Doctor, in the BBC series Doctor who. It goes ding when there's stuff.
*Alien monster fish beast flies overhead a blue box*
*Man comes out of blue box and chases after it screaming Allons y*

Timey-Whimey Detector: "DING"
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