Arguably the most famous example of a bug like this is the person who would drive to the store to buy ice cream and depending on what flavor of ice cream they bought, the car would or would not start back up.
Except the part where it says that it's a "Legend", and the fact that the explanation and problem are reversed in older and newer versions of the legend.
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It’s interesting to note how the “vapor lock” explanation reversed itself over time. Earlier versions mentioned a flavor of ice cream that required handpacking (while all the others were prepackaged and ready to go); the vapor lock was said to form because it took so much longer to get out of the store with this one flavor. In newer versions, we’re told that vanilla was a popular flavor and was kept in a special case near the door, making purchasing it and getting back out to the car take considerably less time; the car then wouldn’t start because the vapor lock did not have enough time to dissipate.
What is amazing about this and the other comments of similar, human-based issues affecting technology, is just how gosh darn_reliable_ we humans can be in some cases.
Despite all the complexities and exceptions to human behavior, I think it can be argued that we are far more repetitious and our actions more reproducible than we'd like to admit lest we think we are giving up some of what we thought was actual human natures.
However, we also regale to one-another tales of folks in simpler lifestyles that "always do the same thing, every day, for 50 years", lifestyles that don't change much over generations, and so on. So, if we look at this from a wider perspective, rationally, it shouldn't be that shocking.
Still is interesting, nonetheless. :-)
Edit: After seeing the sibling comment point out this was Snoped, I hope my otherwise seemingly insightful point still stands...:-p
https://www.kepner-tregoe.com/blog/help-my-car-is-allergic-t...