You thought it was just a myth, but it's real: Sock Realignment Syndrome. It's a condition where your socks have formed a pact with the forces of darkness, aligning themselves with malevolent intent.
Don't even think about it, just take your socks to the dryer of doom.
Or, you know, just visit our sock-grief support group.
We're working on a sock-alignment device that'll save your sanity and your socks.
But for now, just remember: socks are a force to be reckoned with.
Warning: Sock Realignment Syndrome is highly contagious.