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121trailing phenomenon — Also known as trailing effect and tracers. The first two terms were introduced in or shortly before 1971 by the American psychiatrist and addiction specialist Harvey Asher to denote a visual phenomenon which is associated with the (prior) use… …
122Halo (optical phenomenon) — A halo (unicode|ἅλως; also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or Moon, and sometimes near other strong light sources such as street lights. There are many types of optical halos,… …
123Jedi census phenomenon — The Jedi census phenomenon is a grassroots movement that was created in 2001 for citizens in a number of English speaking countries to record their religion as Jedi or Jedi Knight (after the fictitious quasi religious order of Force attuned… …
124Will Rogers phenomenon — The Will Rogers phenomenon is obtained when moving an element from one set to another set raises the average values of both sets. It is based on the following quote, attributed to comedian Will Rogers:: When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to… …
125Brazilian Internet Phenomenon — The Brazilian Internet Phenomenon is a term used to describe the massive adoption by Brazilians of an Internet service exceeding the number of members of the original nationality of the service. A possible reason for this is shown on a recently… …
126Bell's phenomenon — is a medical sign that allows observers to notice an upward movement of the eye, when an attempt is made to close the eyes. The upward movement of the eye is present in the majority of the population, and is a defensive mechanism [Bell s… …
127Gutter Phenomenon — Infobox Album | Name = Gutter Phenomenon Type = studio Artist = Every Time I Die Genre = Southern rock, Metalcore Post hardcore Label = Ferret Records Length = 34:22 Producer = Machine Released = August 23, 2005 Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (97%)… …
128River phenomenon — describes distinctive, deeply incised river valleys in the landscape of Central Europe in the sense of their biotic, geomorphologic and climatic features. This term is used mainly in the Czech Republic, where it was introduced by several studies… …
