Effects of a rider chap 3
Alex, on a mission, bought a milkshake that contained some lovely micro-organisms colonies inside due to a faulty seal. Alex didn't actually ever manage to drink it - his mission went disastrously wrong half an hour later – and thus avoided a mildly irritating episode of food poisoning.
However, the person who destined to buy the bottle if Alex hadn't interfered would have given it to their brother in hospital. This patient would have died from the bacteria due to the weakening effect of the treatment on his immune system. This meant he wouldn't have returned to his job as a teacher and inspired a generation of children to go into engineering. Because of this there wouldn't be enough mechanics to design the revolutionary "green plane" an invention that revolutionised air travel.
Alex Rider never knew.
