by Fanza November 27, 2016
Get the The no man's sky effectmug. dude! clean up yer face!
hell no! I'm gonna enjoy THIS glazed-donut effect... growin' a moustache next...
hell no! I'm gonna enjoy THIS glazed-donut effect... growin' a moustache next...
by YAWA March 8, 2020
Get the glazed-donut effectmug. Describes how films like Star Wars forever ruined special effects. This is because the films were so "perfect" in their special effects.
(Grandpa, referring to the Star Wars Effect) When I was your age, the best special effects we had were in King Kong. Now, with all your newfangled "Star Wars" movies, it's just looks too real.
by RedBlade7 March 26, 2008
Get the Star Wars Effectmug. by Gay_is_not_ok November 1, 2017
Get the The Rick and Morty Effectmug. Definition: The act of a single individual or group of individuals having long-lasting policy ramifications for a whole population.
Background and derivation: Richard Reid, also known as the ‘shoe bomber,’ was a would-be assassin who was unable to light the fuse on his explosive-laden shoe on a transatlantic flight between Paris and Miami in October 2001. In 2003, he was convicted in U.S. Federal Court of having committed a terrorist act and is now serving a life sentence.
Since his conviction, passengers passing through security check points in airports must take off their shoes and have them x-rayed with their carry-on baggage. Had Reid been successful in destroying the aircraft midair, we all would be none the wiser and not be victims of the Richard Reid Effect.
Background and derivation: Richard Reid, also known as the ‘shoe bomber,’ was a would-be assassin who was unable to light the fuse on his explosive-laden shoe on a transatlantic flight between Paris and Miami in October 2001. In 2003, he was convicted in U.S. Federal Court of having committed a terrorist act and is now serving a life sentence.
Since his conviction, passengers passing through security check points in airports must take off their shoes and have them x-rayed with their carry-on baggage. Had Reid been successful in destroying the aircraft midair, we all would be none the wiser and not be victims of the Richard Reid Effect.
Example: The alleged plot by British terrorists to blow up U.S.-bound jets with liquid explosives has led to another, Richard Reid Effect TSA policy limiting passengers to carrying only small bottles of liquids in airplane cabins.
by French Inhaler May 9, 2008
Get the Richard Reid Effectmug. When you swallow an aspirin and immediately feel better even though you know it won't really kick in for another half hour.
*takes an aspirin* "Aaaahh."
"You know that's not gonna kick for like an hour, right?"
"Yeah, but just taking it makes me feel like I really did something about this headache, ya know?"
"Ahh, the pill-cebo effect."
"You know that's not gonna kick for like an hour, right?"
"Yeah, but just taking it makes me feel like I really did something about this headache, ya know?"
"Ahh, the pill-cebo effect."
by cosplaycat August 30, 2009
Get the the pill-cebo effectmug. When you are studying for an exam and as soon as moving on to the next definition/topic you're studying, you forget the prior thing that you just learned/memorized. Analogous to playing the arcade game "wack-a-mole"--once you hit one mole, another pops up.
When I was studying for my archaeology test I finally memorized the information for Tenochtitlan, but then forgot all the information I learned for Machu Picchu. The wack-a-mole effect failed me again.
by walkitoutdougie June 5, 2011
Get the Wack-a-mole effectmug.