https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging

That before electricity, we had an invisible army of people who lit torches, cauldrons, and candles in unoccupied rooms/hallways just in case someone might walk in.

If you’re curious, here’s the setup and execution: https://youtu.be/2x_pqyrf9lA?t=706

And the end result: https://youtu.be/2x_pqyrf9lA?t=2815

Doom3 flashlight. It’s Doom. Not fucking 5 Nights at Freddy’s.

Allowing you to collect all three triforce pieces in Ocarina of Time using arbitrary code execution.

Oh yeah! I forgot about that!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal

Outside of law enforcement, this is certainly how shitty customer service policies get enforced. In other words, “Computer says no”.