As a seasoned time traveler, you're likely aware of the butterfly effect – the idea that even the smallest action can have drastic consequences on the timeline.
That's right, folks – the elephant effect is when your actions create a ripple in the fabric of time, causing a majestic, yet slightly inconvenient, pachyderm to emerge from nowhere.
Take, for instance, the time you accidentally ordered 500 extra-large, pink tutus for the 1955 sock hop. That's right; now, every time someone mentions "poodle skirts" in the 1950s, they're really talking about those pesky, oversized tutus.
You may have also caused the great "Great Wall of Cheese" to appear in the 14th century – a 3,500-mile-long barrier of cheddar and brie that still haunts European travelers today.