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quantum bogodynamics
/kwontm boh`gohdi:namiks/ , n. A theory that characterizes the universe in
terms of bogon sources (such as politicians, used-car salesmen, TV
evangelists, and suits in general), bogon sinks (such as taxpayers and
computers), and bogosity potential fields. Bogon absorption, of course,
causes human beings to behave mindlessly and machines to fail (and may also
cause both to emit secondary bogons); however, the precise mechanics of the
bogon-computron interaction are not yet understood and remain to be
elucidated. Quantum bogodynamics is most often invoked to explain the sharp
increase in hardware and software failures in the presence of suits; the
latter emit bogons, which the former absorb. See bogon , computron , suit ,
psyton. Here is a representative QBD theory: The bogon is a boson (integral
spin, +1 or -1), and has zero rest mass. In this respect it is very much
like a photon. However, it has a much greater momentum, thus explaining its
destructive effect on computer electronics and human nervous systems. The
corollary to this is that bogons also have tremendous inertia, and therefore
a bogon beam is deflected only with great difficulty. When the bogon
encounters its antiparticle, the cluon, they mutually annihilate each other,
releasing magic smoke. Furthermore 1 Lenat = 1 mole (6.022E23) of bogons
(see microLenat ).