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Has the first one been released as part of any official outtake compilation? If so, I think it might just qualify. Second one seems more like it would be appropriate for Throw It In or Serendipity Writes the Plot.
We would have to actually watch the video to be sure, but the "pancakes" example strikes us as staged, in which case it could reasonably be considered part of Mystery Science Theater 3000 rather than real life.
The door seems like a different trope entirely.
Edited by wingedcatgirl Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.The first one is probably staged input (creative content, not Real Life example)
The "In-universe example, but just fortuitous in Real Life" is self-contradictory. The following describes something from Trivia, so it can be removed.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup

Epic Fail is listed as No Real Life Examples Please, but the Live-Action TV subpage has these two examples which strike me as Real Life examples:
In fact, I'm not even sure that the latter is an example at all. Candidates for removal?