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The ability to get a disinterested and bored crowd singing and dancing, through the medium of awesome music
That band last night was really good, they totally had the skint effect.
That band I went to see where rubbish, no one was singing or dancing, they really didnt have the skint effect
A violent release of pent-up stress and/or frustration similar to an erupting volcano.
I have been on both sides of the volcano effect. It's not a pretty sight.
Surviving an insurmountable amount in any video game.
Guy 1 : "Dude, you just got hit in the head with a predator missile!!!! And just walked away from it."
Guy 2 : "Dude....what predator missile?"
Guy 1 : "Thats was a Nico Effect ever I ever saw one."
The result of parking your car in one spot over an extended period of time, thus causing the local residents to ignore any illegal activities because they assume you must live in a house nearby.
You know why we get away with smoking here every night? Because people probably assume we live in this neighborhood." "Yeah man, thats the Dublin Effect!
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.
A small gesture or action in the present that can generate significant results in the future.
My client just referred their friend to me to help them find a home.
Sounds like The Butterfly Effect is in full motion!
When you have a problem or lost something and ask someone else for help or to see and the problem is fixed or the lost item is found.
Of course when I ask you to help me find my shoes there right here, that’s the mom effect.