The sense of almost boyish enthusiasm that comes over middle aged men when pursuing a hobby that requires expensive stuff and leaves non-hobbyists scratching their heads to figure out why it's so damned important. (Derived from Roy Campanella's observation about baseball: "You got to have a lot of little boy in you to play this game.")
When Jerry began talking about model railroading, it was easy to see the Campanella Effect in action.
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Zach: sounds like he has a bad case of the manuchehr effect.
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The mere sight of Eddie vomiting on the water taxi caused a vomino effect among several other passengers.
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