OK, i have spare time on my hands... shoot me
In idf armoured corpse there is the following superstition: Do not under ANY circumstances wear red underwear. If you do bad things would happen to you or your tank crew.
I laughed about it like any other average person when i heard it the first time.
Than i accidentally wore red underware. The following things happened:
My gunner missed all the targets during practice.
Commanders ABC broke down, fell and was smashed with the turret.
Upper machineguns refused to work, and when they did they get stuck after 10 bullets.
Coaxial worked but it shot only in semi automatic mode (one bullet per time. i had to cock it regulary. The reason is still unknown. It was clean though).
It rained and my antirain suit got ripped open with some nail.
My captain announced that it was the worst result that he ever saw.
But, hey, you know, could be a circumstance...right?
From that day on i was very cautious and did not wear red underwear.
Others were not so lucky.
Two friends of mine had to put their track back to place, because it had slipped from the wheels. Both wore red underwear.
Another friend of mine almost lost his leg in an accident in which turret was involved. He also wore red underwear.
So, share please your superstitions that work on a regular basis...