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Tyson Effect 

Named in the post-millenium era by Olympic High Jumper, John Winter, it refers to a human characteristic when the body confronts danger and freezes. In popular culture, it can often be said as "My life flashed before my eyes".
That giant puffball was rolling right toward the armored woman, but unfortunately she suffered from the Tyson Effect as another statistic of life and stock encountered.
Tyson Effect by SyntaxApproval August 6, 2006
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Tyson Effect 

Name after famed boxer Mike Tyson. When someone in their youth was careless, reckless, or lost in their ways, only to, later in life reflect and articulate, how misguided their intentions were and use the experience to affect positive change.
Nate Diaz seems to be experiencing, the Tyson Effect, as he looks back over his career with some regrets.

Mike Tyson Effect 

When you see a very manly, built dude and expect him to have a super-deep burly man voice and he ends up sounding like a 10-year-old boy
That cop was like 6'5" 210 but when he asked me for my license and registration I had to try not to laugh cuz he sounded like he was 14. Posterchild for the Mike Tyson Effect
Mike Tyson Effect by Henley Road November 19, 2010
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