I reached for something one time, and knocked it out of fifth gear. The engine started to rev up, and I quickly hit the
clutch to disengage the cc (safer than tapping the brake on an interstate)
When I was still learning how to drive I had the VW in third gear near the top end, on the Autobahn, and slammed into high gear. Problem was, I missed and got 2nd. In an instant we lost about 15 minutes of hard work accelerating that dog.