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Murphy's law [a] is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".. Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr.; its exact origins are debated, but it is generally agreed it originated from Murphy and his team ...
Finagle's law of dynamic negatives (also known as Melody's law, Sod's Law or Finagle's corollary to Murphy's law) is usually rendered as "Anything that can go wrong, will—at the worst possible moment." The term "Finagle's law" was first used by John W. Campbell Jr., the influential editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog).
Stein's law: If something cannot go on forever, it will stop. If a trend cannot go on forever, there is no need for action or a program to make it stop, much less to make it stop immediately; it will stop of its own accord. Stevens's power law, in psychophysics, relates the intensity of a stimulus to its perceived strength.
(The actual principle was guidance to his engineers, to design components that could not be used mistakenly: "If a part can be installed in more than one position, it will be incorrectly installed in the field".) [3] Murphy himself was reportedly unhappy with the common interpretation of his principle as a fatalistic resignation to fate and ...
If anything can go wrong, it will (Also referred to as Murphy's law) If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well; If at first you do not succeed, try, try again; If God had meant us to fly, he would have given us wings; If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there would be no work for tinkers; If it ain't broke, don't fix it
But whatever you do, "don't make a funny face" at the gift when you open it, warns etiquette coach Laura Windsor. ... "You won't go wrong with that." More on this story. UK weather warnings could ...
We’ve bought plane tickets and paid for checked bags and watched our favorite singer’s ticket price go from $50 to $85 because of some unidentifiable “service” and “handling” fees.
You might be surprised by how many popular movie quotes you're remembering just a bit wrong. 'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think