the aethelbeorn effect

A phenomenon, where the game claims to be slightly more popular than it’s competitor, then being taken down and remade can’t even compete due to it being dead.

"Yo dude, blackout revival is gosh darn dead😭"

"I know, the aethelbeorn effect hit them hard"

by timothynick October 11, 2024

The Julian Effect

The art of someone being in a group and planned events will fall through

Oh wow i cant wait to play fifa later! Oh shit I forgot the Julian Effect is cursed upon us!

by JManDontTakeNoShit November 17, 2024

The Moon Effect

The Moon Effect is when your luck in video games is good or average at the start, but the more time you invest into the game and the more progress you make, the worse your luck becomes.

"Man, it started off so well, but The Moon Effect is kicking me in the nuts!"

by MoonDesire December 1, 2024

Mike Cornelisse Effect

The Mike Cornelisse effect is a commonly known effect in algebra where for each Mike a Cornelisse must follow. Due to the nature of Mike Cornelisse an infinite amount of Mike can be created in between Mike and Cornelisse, causing the amount of Cornelisse to also increase towards infinity. This results in a sentence of infinite Mikes followed by infinite Cornelisses

Person 1: 'Hey did you hear about the Mike Cornelisse effect?'

Person 2:'Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike Cornelisse Cornelisse Cornelisse Cornelisse Cornelisse'

Person 3:'Oh no, he is going to Mike Cornelisse infinity'

by NotMikeCornelisse December 1, 2024

after-timing effect

The psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences frustration or regret upon discovering a beneficial change or opportunity that occurs immediately after they leave or finish an experience. It often involves feelings of envy, loss, or unfairness, as the timing of the improvement would have directly benefited the individual had it occurred earlier. This effect can lead to counterfactual thinking and a sense of "what could have been."

"The university just announced new funding for research projects, but I’m graduating next month. I guess I'm experiencing the after-timing effect."

"I spent years working at that company, and just after I left, they introduced flexible work-from-home options. It’s the After-Timing Effect at play!"

"After years of hard work, I finally graduate, and now they’re offering a campus-wide discount for DoorDash—classic After-Timing Effect!"

by prakrat December 7, 2024

The Wilhelm Effect

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.

by Milesium December 10, 2024

The Billy Carson Effect

A combination of the Streisand Effect, Mandella Effect and the Dunning-Krueger Effect all rolled into one. When a person is too dumb to admit defeat and they cope so hard it glitches the matrix. Named after the famous crash out of Billy Carson in 2024 which led to everyone making reaction streams to his insane doubling down and denial of reality.

"Dude take your L like a man and move on, you don't wanna invoke The Billy Carson Effect and make it worse."

by Enslaved by Truth December 13, 2024