Case Study 42: The Great Sock Conspiracy is a classic example of a madness-inducing phenomenon.
A group of socks, tired of being sole-mates, decided to stage a rebellion against their human overlords.
The Sockpocalypse, as it came to be known, began with a series of mysterious disappearances: socks vanishing in the wash, reappearing in strange places, and even forming their own union (S.U.N.Y., or Socks United Nation of Yarn).
As the Sockpocalypse spread, so did the madness. Humans, desperate to reclaim their missing footwear, turned on each other in a frenzy of finger-pointing and sock-hoarding.
| Causes of the Sockpocalypse | Effects of the Sockpocalypse |
|---|---|
| Over-reliance on velcro | Mass hysteria, sock-related PTSD |
| Sock-munching habits | Sock-based economies collapse |
| Excessive use of fabric softener | Unpredictable sock-related time-space continuum anomalies |
| Unexplained holes | Uncontrollable sock-finding addiction |
Subcase 1: The Sock Puppet Theory
Subcase 2: Sock-based Alien Infiltration
Subcase 3: The Great Sock Heist
Madness-1: The Great Pant-astrophe