daniel effect

The effect is when a daniel is near you and you are overcome with stupidity. Lingers for up to 5 minutes after removed from the site or premises.

Daniel walked close to me and I had the irresistible urge to do something stupid because of the Daniel Effect.

by CHURGERBURGER April 20, 2022

hollywood effect

when movies change people’s perceptions of certain things, or make people believe what is, in fact, not true

i used to think jocks were all stupid, but i guess that was just the hollywood effect

by ughitsamelia December 14, 2020

The Stockfish Effect

When another engine is so strong you feel compelled to clone it and pretend it is yours

Both Norman and Houdart fell under the Stockfish Effect, releasing Stockfish copies around the same time

by FatFake2 March 8, 2021

Mira Effect

When people can't help themselves from donating large amounts of money to Mira several days in a row. Sometimes this lasts for weeks or even months. This is called the Mira effect.
The Mira effect affects nearly everyone that watches Mira's streams and is nearly impossible to break free from.

Did you see Mr. Strongblossom donate £1000 every night last week? He's so under the Mira effect.

by LostBoi_P November 29, 2024

Cats Effect

A movie with great cast line up and good marketing with shitty plot.

"this movie has a cats effect"

"Oh dang i just watched Oldboy remake and i had a cats effect"

"Hmm is it me who suffers cats effect or the movie??"

by sersh'stea June 22, 2021

Boombox Effect

This very rarely occurs when you play the "Chicken Dance" in a very conveniently plain field with a single tree in the state of Nevada, optionally needs a dancer in the background. Approached by a man, you must push him to complete the objective, however this will result in your untimely demise at the hands of said man, named Hank J. Wimbleton. Fortunately, your legacy will result in 12 episodes that escalate from fighting Jeb (jesus but not really), to a sheriff, a clown who breaks the laws of physics seeking vengeance, and a demon.

At the time of writing, this currently has only been attempted once, with great success.

"12 episodes later...this was the result of 1 guy with a boombox, we call it the boombox effect"

by bolivianite September 26, 2024

Vsauce effect

When a video looks like it was created recently from the viewers perspective when compared to other media of present time but was actually produced with a larger time difference between it and the present. This is usually measured in the timescale of years. This is likely due to the specific area of discussion and the videos background which is used as our point of reference for determining its spot in the past not having a time specific aspect. These time specific examples we use involve trends such as fashion in relation to clothing and furniture which change often or trends in a media context which are included in the discussion involving an event occuring is their present time. In this case also the technology in cameras plays a role as from 2010 onwards camera quality improvements are not noticeable as we have reached a quality that exceeds the human eyes image quality. All these factors result in this effect as there is no telltale signs of the vidoes released date.

Wow, this video doesn't feel 10 years old, the Vsauce effect is trippy

by Scott Falkirk December 12, 2023