The Kitchen Effect

A phenomenon wherein human males will wear smaller sized clothes, with the desired effect of perceiving larger than they actually are.

The illusion is quickly deflated the moment said male is in the proximity of anyone who actually lifts.

Male 1: ‘Sam, you’re looking a bit bigger mate, you been training?’

Male 2: ‘Nah, just wearing a smaller t-shirt so I get away with not training properly.’

Male 1: “Ah, the Kitchen Effect.”