Theoretical Logic

A collection of Trevor Parscal's illustrated theories, some more plausible than others.

Taking Credit

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Theory: Deceiving children is a losing proposition.

Spicy Food

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Theory: The closer you get to the Tropic of Cancer the spicier the food gets.

Criminal Profiling

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Theory: If Santa Claus were real, he would be in jail.

Motorcycle Engine Size Restrictions

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Theory: The only thing more dangerous than letting a 15-1/2 year old American kid ride a powerful motorcycle is to let a 14 year old Italian kid ride any motorcycle.

Walking Distance to Food

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Theory: People are more likely to compromise on the quality of food when obtaining it was either virtually effortless or extremely difficult.

JavaScript Array Iteration

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Theory: In JavaScript, execution time and file size are mutually exclusive optimization techniques.

Occupy Wall Street

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Theory: OWS protesters are only as hard-core as their camping gear.

Unit Test

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Theory: The dream of the 90s is only alive in Portland[1].

Distance Calculation

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Theory: The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland[1].

Process of Going Public

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Theory: New ideas are first accepted to be self-evident, then ridiculed, then violently opposed.