Scram
1. To leave in a hurry.
2. To drop the control rods into a reactor core. Originally coming from the acronym Super-Critical Reactor Axe Man coined during the original testing of reactor design using graphic bricks as a moderator. In the event of a highly supercritical reaction, the axe man would cut the ropes causing the rods to be fully inserted and supress the neutron flux and thereby drastically reduce the fission rate and rate of heat production.
3. (slang) To turn something off. Derived from the above and used primarily by nuclear engineering majors or nuclear operators in the Navy.
2. To drop the control rods into a reactor core. Originally coming from the acronym Super-Critical Reactor Axe Man coined during the original testing of reactor design using graphic bricks as a moderator. In the event of a highly supercritical reaction, the axe man would cut the ropes causing the rods to be fully inserted and supress the neutron flux and thereby drastically reduce the fission rate and rate of heat production.
3. (slang) To turn something off. Derived from the above and used primarily by nuclear engineering majors or nuclear operators in the Navy.
Example:
1. Po-po's man, let's scram.
2. The reactor scrammed on an automatic protective feature.
3. My computer started smoking so I scrammed it.
1. Po-po's man, let's scram.
2. The reactor scrammed on an automatic protective feature.
3. My computer started smoking so I scrammed it.
Scram
1) Someone who is a loser
2) Someone who doesn't follow/listen to anyone
3) Some one who doesn't really have any friends
2) Someone who doesn't follow/listen to anyone
3) Some one who doesn't really have any friends
Scram
Acronym for Safety Control Rod Axe Man. In very early nuclear reactors, the control rod assembly was suspended above the reactor core with a cable. In the event of the reactor starting to go out of control, the axe man would cut the cable to drop the control rod assembly into the core almost instantaneously stopping the reaction. However, everyone else would run out of the building. Hence, the word SCRAM got it's current meaning i.e. to make a hastened exit (used either as a verb or an imperitive).
Please note that modern safety technology has made a nuclear reactor the safest place to work (safer than a bank, in fact), and the axe man position is no longer used.
Please note that modern safety technology has made a nuclear reactor the safest place to work (safer than a bank, in fact), and the axe man position is no longer used.
Example:
1. The reactor's starting to go super-critical! OK, SCRAM!!!
2. We'd better scram before the game traffic lets out...
3. Ok punk, now scram!
1. The reactor's starting to go super-critical! OK, SCRAM!!!
2. We'd better scram before the game traffic lets out...
3. Ok punk, now scram!
scram
Example:
1) We had to scram when the cops showed up.
2) Why are you trespassing on my property? SCRAM!!!
1) We had to scram when the cops showed up.
2) Why are you trespassing on my property? SCRAM!!!
Scramming
Example:
D: Whatcha doing?
B: Nothing really... just scrolling through Instagram.
D: Ah gotcha, you're just scramming.
D: Whatcha doing?
B: Nothing really... just scrolling through Instagram.
D: Ah gotcha, you're just scramming.
scram
Known as scram or royal Scram, This white powder drug sometimes mistaken for cocaine is made from baking powder.
You can snort,inject or drink Scram.
This drug is majoritly sold in Irish schools.
You can snort,inject or drink Scram.
This drug is majoritly sold in Irish schools.
scram
welsh for a scratch. but not any old scratch, its a bitchy, lashing-out type scratch. Or a scratch that gets you serveral times in one go.