The effect when something looks really modest and is cheap or widespread, but in reality performs better than mor eexpensive
counterparts. Coined after the famous Blista Compact car in GTA game series, that became widely known in the gaming community for looking really cheap and appearing everywhere
on the map, but turning out to be one of the best car in-game, with incredible handling and speed-to-acceleration ratio.
It's also true with people who look shy but turn out awesome
when you get a chance to know them better.
-I had a blista effect visiting these cheap Decathlon stores - the things perform much
better than you would expect from something that cheep and looking so... cheap.
-Anna felt a blista effect after
talking to Josh - he looked homely, but
turned out to be an awesome guy.