The effect caused by an artificial and arbitrarily imposed wait on an action you're waiting for a human to process even though it could and should be completely and totally fucking automated in 2021. The human in question at the end of the waiting period will literally pick up a clipboard or look at some excel sheet and click process on some 90s looking terminal program to make whatever you're waiting for happen and ultimately relieve you of the agony. Named after the Futurama storyline of them unfreezing people after x amount of years have passed from their death.
- Hey Marge, that international wire transfer you were waiting for has finally came through after 20 days, must have been a mess to process for them.
- Nah, I think we're just unknowing victims of the futurama effect.
- Nah, I think we're just unknowing victims of the futurama effect.
by nordurljosahvida December 23, 2021
Get the Futurama effect mug.A type of cognitive bias where a person will miss a lot of details the first time they experience something, and only catch those details and fully enjoy the experience when experiencing it for a second or even third time. This is due to the person being in a state of shock and strong emotion as things are constantly catching them by surprise. The name comes from the fact that this effect is most commonly and famously known to occur on intense rollercoasters.
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Get the tax effect mug.refers to a perceived increase in athletic performance resulting from the synchronization of mental focus, physical readiness, and environmental factors, leading to a state of peak performance beyond normal expectations
The sudden surge in the athlete's performance can be attributed to the elusive Schlungus Mungus Effect, which seemed to heighten their focus and physical capabilities during the crucial match.
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Get the schlungus mungus effect mug.Person 1: He's cute but he looks 12
Person 2: Actually he's 23
Person 1: But he looks younger
Person 2: That's the Thomas Brodie-Sangster effect, Thomas is 31 but he looks 12.
Person 2: Actually he's 23
Person 1: But he looks younger
Person 2: That's the Thomas Brodie-Sangster effect, Thomas is 31 but he looks 12.
by liitlewomen November 23, 2021
Get the The Thomas Brodie-Sangster Effect mug.That moment your post on the League of Legends boards will get removed, once you do a joke about the Champion Balance, or jokes about certain Buffs or Nerfs on certain champions, the ''Shark Effect'' mostly happens if you do these kind of jokes in the board section FOR jokes and memes
Made by Shark, which is leading to the Shark Effect
Release Xin Zhao wasn't op, we should've kept him and also buffed him, he was in a really weak state and now he is unplayable Kappa
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Release Xin Zhao wasn't op, we should've kept him and also buffed him, he was in a really weak state and now he is unplayable Kappa
2 Days later : Your thread got removed due to being posted in the wrong section of the boards
by Bloody Veins January 25, 2017
Get the The Shark Effect mug.Noun/Verb/adjective: The state of disliking something that you once liked because you told your mom that you liked it, so she kept buying it for you until you got sick of it. Can be used as a noun, verb or adjective.
I made the mistake of telling my mom that I like yoo-hoo and she kept buying it for me until it got mom effected.
by Billy Goldtsein August 11, 2018
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