When Wrong go things

[WA9SVD]

OK, We've all heard of "Murphy's Law." Where did it actually originate?

Added: DANG! With MY luck, this will even get switched from Talk and opinions...) Murphy at work! (08/12/2007 1512 UTC.)

[kq9j]

Murphy was an optimist, anyway. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[WA9SVD]

Word has it that it wasn't REALLY named for Edsel Murphy, but somebody else by that name...

[AG3Y]

Well, a derivation of "Murphy's Law" might say that no matter WHO actually invented something, the CREDIT for the invention would go to the wrong person ! ! ! ( I just made that up ! Pretty good, huh ? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif )

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[wz9o]

Murphy's Engineering Laws

The circuit designed to protect the unit from catastrophic failure won't.
The circuit designed to be highly reliable isn't.
Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are unobtainable and three parts which are still under development.
If x is the amount of time you wait to touch a hot vacuum tube, the time for the tube to be cool enough to touch is greater than x.

An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
A complex system that works has invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
Any component removed, tested, and found good has a extraordinarily high chance of breaking in the re-installation process.
Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.
Always draw your curves, then plot your readings.
Do not believe in miracles - rely on them.
Firmness of delivery dates is inversely proportional to the tightness of schedule.
Dimensions will always be expressed in the least usable term. For example, the velocity will be expressed in furlongs per fortnight.
Any wire cut to length will be too short.
Tolerances will be accumulated unidirectionally toward maximum difficulty to assemble.
A fail-safe circuit will destroy others.
A transistor protected by a fast-acting fuse will protect the fuse by blowing first.
Only after completely disassembling the unit will you realize the reason it wasn't working was because it wasn't plugged in.
Any error in calculation will be in the direction of most harm.
In specifications, Murphy's Law supersedes Ohm's Law.
If a safety factor is set through service experience at an ultimate value, an ingenious idiot will promptly calculate a method to exceed the safety factor.
Given any problems containing 'n' equations, there will always be 'n+1' unknowns.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
If the number of screws which must be removed when disassembling a given piece of electronic device is represented by x, the the number of screws used when reassembling it will be some number less than x.

[w5klb]

Quote[/b] ]OK, We've all heard of "Murphy's Law." #Where did it actually originate?

Edwards Air Force Base and named after Air Force Captian Edward A. Murphy. Here's a link. Enjoy.

The origin of Muphy's Law. (http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html)

[WA9SVD]

Quote[/b] (AG3Y @ Aug. 12 2007,08:57)]Well, a derivation of "Murphy's Law" might say that no matter WHO actually invented something, the CREDIT for the invention would go to the wrong person ! ! ! ( I just made that up ! Pretty good, huh ? http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif )

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Sorry, THAT is already a moldy oldie! Nice try, though. Thanks for the comment, tho! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[WA9SVD]

My FAVORITE of all time adjunct theory is the "Law of Selective Gravitation."

QUOTE:

" A dropped tool will ALWAYS land where it can do the most damage, even if that happens to be somewhere across the room."

[K8MHZ]

Quote[/b] (wa9svd @ Aug. 12 2007,04:15)]My FAVORITE of all time #adjunct theory is the "Law of Selective Gravitation."

# #QUOTE:

" #A dropped tool will ALWAYS land where it can do the most damage, even if that happens to be somewhere across the room."


That is unless it lands on the floor where it will roll to the exact center of a vehicle so it is nearly impossible to retrieve, even if it is not round.

I am surprised no one has discussed Applied Murphology here yet since most of the posts have been extrapolations of Murphy's Law applicable to some sort of speciality.

[k3wrv]

Hey guys-

Years ago some guy from MIT (Or maybe the New Yorker Mag) did a test of Peanut, Butter and Jelly sandwiches.

When dropped over an Oriental run, they would mostly land face down. When dropped over linolium, they'd mostly land jelly side up. Tried the experiment a statistically significant number of times. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[W2ILP]

If it's too small you lose it. #If its too big you break it. #If the iron is too hot you burn it. #If the iron is too cold you cold solder it. #In a long cable with over 100 conductors, #one wire will test open after all the pins are soldered on both ends; it will always be the wire in the center of the connector. # The component that has to be tested or the voltage that must be measured will always be out of reach of any test probes known to man. #You will always find several philips screw drivers when you are seeking a plain one. You will always run out of spare fuses if you test all your fuses at or above their current ratings. #If you have only one pencil and no sharpener the pencil point will always break. Antennas will always be a little too short to resonate. People reading rules like these will always be able to quote worse ones.

If you break it..it could be a tax deduction. #

You will always remember what you forgot when it is too late.

The nth screw will always get cross threaded.

When you finally find the right size nut driver it won't be deep enough for the long bolt.


You can't return it now but you bought it just before it went on sale.

If you spill it ...it will always stain a white carpet. #

The little screws in your eyeglass frame will always fall out when you are in a haystack looking for needles.

Molasses won't pour slow when you're not in a hurry.

w2ilp (Improbable Law Probabilities) #or defaulting on usual dilemmas that can not usually be predicted by anyone but a gross cynic. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[KG6YTZ]

...and it all boils down to one of my own personal mottos:

"LADY LUCK IS A SICK TWISTED B****!" http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[cu2jt]

There are a couple of other "laws" that are quite true as well:

Lewi's law on travel:
The first piece of luggage out of the chute doesn't belong to anyone, ever.

Etolle's observation.

The other line (queue) is faster

I guess those "laws" are variations of Murphy's

[N9XR]

Quote[/b] (w5klb @ Aug. 12 2007,03:04)]Quote[/b] ]OK, We've all heard of "Murphy's Law." Where did it actually originate?

Edwards Air Force Base and named after Air Force Captian Edward A. Murphy. Here's a link. Enjoy.

The origin of Muphy's Law. (http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html)
Quote[/b] ]...sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash.

When I took physics, they told us there was no such thing as "deceleration". There is negative acceleration. But aren't the G's the same whether you are accelerating positive or negative?