RazielDemon
Dec 15, 2005, @ 02:03 PM
Murphy's law is known to all, that "If anything can go wrong, it will", but it is often misunderstood to include various other universal laws that are actualy atributed to quite different people, I have collected the following examples:
Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to
itch.
Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Kovac's Conundrum:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.
Cannon's Karmic Law:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire,
the next morning you will have a flat tire.
O'Brien's Variation Law:
If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster
than the one you are in now.
Bell's Theorem:
When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
Ruby's Principle Of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with
someone you don't want to be seen with.
Willoughby's Law:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
Zadra's Law Of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
Breda's Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive
last.
Owen's Law:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you
to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to
itch.
Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Kovac's Conundrum:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.
Cannon's Karmic Law:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire,
the next morning you will have a flat tire.
O'Brien's Variation Law:
If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster
than the one you are in now.
Bell's Theorem:
When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
Ruby's Principle Of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with
someone you don't want to be seen with.
Willoughby's Law:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
Zadra's Law Of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
Breda's Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive
last.
Owen's Law:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you
to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.