When you question knowledge that you are absolutely sure of because of the high stakes involved. Comes from the question, is kitchen spelled with a t?
Though he was sure Thomas Jefferson had written the Declaration of Independance, he was going for $50,000 and other revolutionary war leaders kept popping into his head, so he took the money instead of correctly answering the question, and thereby fell victim to the Kitchen Effect.
by 99RedBalloonsNena November 6, 2009
A phenomenon wherein human males will wear smaller sized clothes, with the desired effect of perceiving larger than they actually are.
The illusion is quickly deflated the moment said male is in the proximity of anyone who actually lifts.
The illusion is quickly deflated the moment said male is in the proximity of anyone who actually lifts.
Male 1: ‘Sam, you’re looking a bit bigger mate, you been training?’
Male 2: ‘Nah, just wearing a smaller t-shirt so I get away with not training properly.’
Male 1: “Ah, the Kitchen Effect.”
Male 2: ‘Nah, just wearing a smaller t-shirt so I get away with not training properly.’
Male 1: “Ah, the Kitchen Effect.”
by WonderPlummetIntoSpace May 18, 2019