Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Look like
Look like verb - Bear a physical resemblance to.
Both terms in one sentence
- Such shenanigans are generally frowned upon, however, as when they fail they tend to fail catastrophically (and additionally make the playcaller look like an idiot).
Source: Confusion Fu - They believe people would panic if they knew the government was planning to kill them, though, so they plan to make it look like life-support just happened to fail for a large section of the Ark.
Source: Make It Look Like an Accident - That means the regular players try their best to succeed while trying to make it look like they're attempting to fail.
Source: Red Herring Mole
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