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The Wikipedia Effect

The Wikipedia Effect is the tendancy for inquisitive people to become caught in an endless series of pages on the popular open-encyclopedia, "Wikipedia", to which they are forced to read every single page they've opened.

This tends to happen thanks to Wikipedia's inter-linking model, which links important words in a particular article, to an entire article on that word. The trend can then easily cascade from there, ending in dozens of pages that a user finds interesting.
"Don't you just love The Wikipedia Effect? It sure is a good way to stave off boredom."
by ceosion December 24, 2008
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The Haysbert Effect

A new term coined by a great philosopher.

This is when someone THINKS Denzel Washington is the Black guy from All State Insurance commercials WHEN in fact he is not and the said person goes into a frenzy like state thus resulting in a statement being said such as "DUUUDE I THOUGHT THAT WAS HIM!".
Dennis Haysbert:"Are you in good hands?"

Person 1:*Stands up and spills cereal* What the HELL did Denzel Washington just try selling to me?...insurance?

Person 2:No, dude it's Dennis Haysbert!That guy from "The Unit".

Person 1:*Sits back down* Oooh!...wait...*Goes into shock*

Person 2:*Ignores friend spazzing on floor yelling* Damn, The Haysbert Effect...always making people spill cereal on my damn carpet.
by Lucielio Mitchell April 29, 2010
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The WLR effect

When an event or action isn't particularly pleasing the first time it is put into fruition but is much more pleasurable among later doings of the event or action.
The WLR album by playboi carti is not remarkably good upon the first listen, but is rather extraordinary during later listens - the WLR effect
by Augustus Octavian January 24, 2023
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The Northernlion Effect

Watching someone struggle and try to incorrectly solve / play / use a simple puzzle / game / item for so long, that you get enraged and obtain the same puzzle / game / item just to solve it, just to satisfy your need for the easier solution, which you figured out while watching the person.
"Holy crap, I was watching Northernlion play 'Baba Is You' and he just would not GET how easy it is to solve that level, so I just gave up and bought the game myself and beat it."
"Yeah dude, I almost broke my screen, screaming the answer at him, and got the game too."
"It's like The Northernlion Effect or something, it keeps happening every time I watch him play a game."
by McLettuceAss March 21, 2019
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The SimpleFlips Effect

When you give up all hope on doing something absolutely ridiculous and convoluted, you successfully do that insanely idiotic thing you were doing.
SimpleFlips: I'm never doing this trick. I'm a failure, a fraud, and a villain. There is no hope for me ever doing this in a MILLION years.
*Does it immediately afterwards*
Chat: The SimpleFlips Effect strikes again!
by RealBupBoy August 19, 2020
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the greenlee effect

the greenlee effect is when you are around or talk to greenlee(n) you begin to become obsessed or infatuated.
holy shit dude last night i totally got the greenlee effect
by coolbitch222 February 16, 2021
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