[ WP ] A man forgets to water his potted plant for a whole week . This negligence starts a long chain reaction that leads up to World War III .

Dave lives just south of DC and he went on vacation on Tuesday, 3 months in the Bahamas. Dave forgot to ask his neighbor to water the plant by his bed when picking up the mail and paper for him. 
 The plant died. 
 
 A crack in the wall let a snail in. 
 
 Because the plant was dead, the snail ate it. 
 
 Because that snail ate the plant it was n't on the sidewalk. 
 
 Because it was n't on the sidewalk, Jim the mailman did n't stop to look at the snail. 
 
 Because Jim did n't stop to look at the snail, Jim was hit by a car while on his bicycle and died. 
 
 Because Jim died in a car accident, 1st street was blocked for an hour. 
 
 Because 1st street was blocked in an hour, Nancy was late to work at the coffee shop. 
 
 Because Nancy was late to work at the coffee shop, the coffee shop rushed all its orders. 
 
 Because the coffee shop rushed all its orders, Larry got his boss decaf. 
 
 Because Larry got his boss decaf, his boss fell asleep in the meeting. 
 
 Because Larry's boss fell asleep in the meeting, Larry's boss was fired. 
 
 Because Larry's boss was fired, he threw all the papers out the window in the road. 
 
 Because all the papers were in the road, Trever the ambassador was stuck in traffic. 
 
 Because Trever was stuck in traffic, he was angry. 
 
 Because Trever was angry, he lost his cool in a meeting with his Russian counterpart. 
 
 Because Trever lost his cool, Trever was fired. 
 
 Because Trever was fired, his assistant Lewis took over the negotiations. 
 
 Because Lewis took over the negotiations, the trade deal fell through. 
 
 Because the trade deal fell through, the Russian economy weakened. 
 
 Because the Russian economy weakened, Russia tried to drill for oil in the north Baltic. 
 
 Because Russia tried to drill for oil in the North Baltic, Lewis was dispatched to Moscow. 
 
 Because Lewis was dispatched to Moscow, he was robbed and killed by a mugger at a train station. 
 
 Because Lewis died in Moscow, America launched sanctions against Russia. 
 
 Because America launched sanctions against Russia, the Russian economy collapsed. 
 
 Because the Russian economy collapsed, Russia was unable to loan money to China. 
 
 Because China could n't get a desperately needed loan from Russia, it turned to India. 
 
 Because China got a loan from India, it had to launch severe sanctions against Pakistan. 
 
 Because China launched sanctions against Pakistan, Pakistan recognized Taiwan. 
 
 Because Pakistan recognized Taiwan, China cut off all relations to Pakistan. 
 
 Because China cut off all relations to Pakistan, Pakistan invaded India. 
 
 Because Pakistan invaded India, China invaded Pakistan. 
 
 Because China invaded Pakistan, the US sold weapons to Pakistan. 
 
 Because the US sold weapons to Pakistan, China launched sanctions against the US. 
 
 Because China launched sanctions against the US, all major Chinese trading partners did as well. 
 
 Because the US was isolated from trade, it declared war on China. 
 
 Because the US declared war on China, Dave watches the news as his home is bombed to rubble. 
 
 Nice job Dave.
