Imagine Kevin McAllister from Home Alone not hiding under the bed when the policeman called from Paris by his parents conducts a welfare check, but going out and opening the door. Everything is well – the parents are calm, the child is saved, the movie is over… and we’re all deprived of perhaps the best Christmas story of all time… Side effect in action.
Now seriously, the story we are going to tell you today, from the user u/arwyn89, clearly shows how being overly vigilant in one area can sometimes lead to completely unexpected results in another. Already intrigued? Then let’s read on.
More info: Reddit
