The Rolling Effect

The effect of an object seemingly disconnecting from the medium it's being presented on (such as 3D movies)

These glasses help to apply the Rolling effect

by Lucas24709 February 5, 2021

The Rowling Effect

A creator who made a thing, but later expands on what they created with useless (often contradictory & illogical) information. Often done out of spite or clout, rather than actual creative intent

Ugh the creator of The Matrix added some useless lore that has nothing to do with the actual message. It's the Rowling Effect man.

by KumaRadio August 9, 2020

The Rowling Effect

A tounge-in-cheek reference to the internet rule stating: "Once you start posting transphobia, you never post normally again." This rule is most famously reflected in the career of children's author JK Rowling, thus the term.

"Did you see Ann put 'Gender-critical' in her twitter bio?"

"Yeah, looks like she's fallen victim to The Rowling Effect"

by 011000010111001101110011 February 27, 2022

The J.K Rowling Effect

When an author tries to make their content more relatable by outright stating lore instead of including it in their media.

Joe: Do you watch TANKMEN?
Candice: No, It was ruined by the J.K Rowling Effect

by JackqavisYT July 20, 2021