rocket surgery
n.— «He usually mutes or ignores the commercials, but one day he finds himself drawn in, watching people do the things he’d always imagined he would do: trapeze artistry, rocket surgery, paleo-indian lifestyles.» —“Twins” by Dee Dee Hawkins Usenet: alt.prose Jan. 29, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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