The Numark effect is when a weight scale says someone is significantly more heavier than their actual weight. This effect gets it's name from a man named Numark, who is known for being fat and heavy when in reality he isn't.
I once experienced the "Numark effect" while getting my weight checked, the scale said I was 284 kg when in reality I was around 73 kg.
by An Unknown Human February 3, 2023
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“Despite multiple red flags in his behavior, the Bundy Effect was in full force—everyone was too charmed by his confidence and smile to see the manipulation underneath.”
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Get the Bundy Effect mug.An event that happened to a lot of people like a whole generation. Where everyone remember one thing but it was never like that aka Remembering wrong. It doesn't seem to make sense though. Like as if a time loop or everyone is in a different universe. Often thought of to started in the 2010s as zoomers or gen Y were noticing that things are different now.
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Get the Mandela effect mug.The Wilhelm Effect is an auditory illusion where the listener has difficulty recognizing the origin of a certain sound effect to truly be the original source after hearing it be sampled many times throughout other types of media. It is named after the Wilhelm Scream. which was used as a sound effect by movies and TV shows many times throughout history.
Person 1: Where exactly did the guy yelling "SHUT THE F*** UP!" come from?
Person 2: It comes from this clip of a Penn and Teller episode.
Person 1: I've heard this sound effect SO MANY TIMES to the point where the original feels edited.
Person 2: That sound effect is a good example of The Wilhelm Effect.
Person 2: It comes from this clip of a Penn and Teller episode.
Person 1: I've heard this sound effect SO MANY TIMES to the point where the original feels edited.
Person 2: That sound effect is a good example of The Wilhelm Effect.
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Person 1. Jesus Christ, I was just in my teams meeting and nobody said a goddamn thing in the Breakout Rooms
Person 2. Yeah, that's the Breakout Effect
Person 2. Yeah, that's the Breakout Effect
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Get the Breakout Effect mug.The Armstrong effect is a situation where so many people hear some bullshit that they believe it , like Neil Armstrong walking on the moon
"I was so disappointed when jonny pulled his little wiener out , it was tiny, I heard it was massive ". " ahh that's just the Armstrong effect happening again"
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