When the sentient observers within a situation are too concerned with being disruptive or offensive to the sensibilities of others and/or the dangers of the situation(s) at hand, and fail to take even the smallest action that could have resulted in a butterfly effect that could have otherwise changed the situation(s).
Excessive systematic recurrence of the fluttershy effect tends to lead to a buildup of silent intolerance for situations, eventually resulting in fluttershychosis.
by R. S. P. May 2, 2013
Get the fluttershy effectmug. "My girlfriend was telling me about this John Cale album I think you'd like."
"Are you joking? I was the one who told you about Paris 1919. You're a victim of the Sellers Effect."
"Are you joking? I was the one who told you about Paris 1919. You're a victim of the Sellers Effect."
by Neil Porkchop October 4, 2023
Get the Sellers Effectmug. 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!
*Does it immediately afterwards*
Chat: The SimpleFlips Effect strikes again!
by RealBupBoy August 19, 2020
Get the The SimpleFlips Effectmug. 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."
"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
Get the The Northernlion Effectmug. 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
Get the The WLR effectmug. When elite athletes stop training and their large appetites cause them to become extremely obese in retirement.
by Caeleb December 30, 2019
Get the Bolt Effectmug. The phenomena where a fact based post is given negative comments or down voted because:
1. It wasn't funny
2. It contradicts funny yet wrong posts
3. The post writer isn't as well known on the forum as other
incorrect posters.
4. Readers don't like the facts the post writer presented
These happens despite the fact the post writer's answer being verifiable as correct.
1. It wasn't funny
2. It contradicts funny yet wrong posts
3. The post writer isn't as well known on the forum as other
incorrect posters.
4. Readers don't like the facts the post writer presented
These happens despite the fact the post writer's answer being verifiable as correct.
The Langston Effect is apparent on UD in the definitions of zipperhead and dubstep amongst others. See also almost anything on yahoo answers.
by namekman September 23, 2012
Get the Langston Effectmug.