Murphy’s Law (“If anything can go wrong, it will”) was born at Edwards Air Force Base in 1949 at North Base. It was named after Capt. Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981, (a project) designed to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash. One day, after finding that a transducer was wired wrong, he cursed the technician responsible and said, “If there is any way to do it wrong, he’ll find it.” The contractor’s project manager kept a list of “laws” and added this one, which he called Murphy’s Law. (from The Desert Wings, March 3, 1978)Tumblr (3.0; @ifanythingcangowrongitwill)http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3etmglcqM1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Schopenhauer’s Law of Entropy:</strong></p> <p>If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel of sewage, you get sewage.</p> <p>If you put a spoonful of sewage in a barrel of wine, you get sewage.</p> <p>(picture <a href="http://govindas-farm.blogspot.com/2011/07/manure-tea-barrel.html">source</a>)</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/22267360124http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/22267360124Wed, 02 May 2012 15:18:15 -0400Murphy's LawSchopenhauer's Law of Entropysewagewinelolhumor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3et9aDThU1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Ken’s Law:</strong></p> <p>A flying particle will seek the nearest eye.</p> <p>(picture <a href="http://blog.itriagehealth.com/scratch-removers-treat-corneal-abrasions/">source</a>)</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/22266952106http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/22266952106Wed, 02 May 2012 15:10:21 -0400Murphy's Lawlolhumorthere's something in my eye<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3eszhsrkJ1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fahnestock’s Rule for Failure</strong></p> <p>If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/22266643395http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/22266643395Wed, 02 May 2012 15:04:00 -0400Fahnestock's Rule for FailureMurphy's Lawhumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrn6smXkt41qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Cafeteria Law:</strong></p> <p>The item you had your eye on the minute you walked in will be taken by the person in front of you.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/10296633521http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/10296633521Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:00:21 -0400Murphy's LawCafeteria Lawhumorlolalways the way<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrn6nn9xfs1qi6v0zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Greer’s Third Law:</strong></p> <p>A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/10296512222http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/10296512222Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:57:23 -0400Murphy's LawGreer's Third Lawhumorlolcomputerprogram<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrn6hfKrcI1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Seit’s Law of Higher Education:</strong></p> <p>The one course you must take to graduate will not be offered during your last semester.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/10296362630http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/10296362630Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:53:39 -0400Murphy's LawSeithigher educationschedulehumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqe5urwcM1qi6v0zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fagin’s Rule on Past Prediction:</strong></p> <p>Hindsight is an exact science.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8748046492http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8748046492Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:25:06 -0400Murphy's LawFagin's Rulehindsightpast predictionhumorlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqdrnVx6M1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Femo’s Law of Automotive Engine Repairing:</strong></p> <p>If you drop something, it will never reach the ground.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747691649http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747691649Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:16:00 -0400Murphy's LawFemo's Lawautomotive repairhumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqdmqIc8n1qi6v0zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Herblock’s Law:</strong></p> <p>If it’s good, they discontinue it.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747568412http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747568412Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:13:00 -0400Murphy's LawHerblock's Lawdiscontinuedhumorlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqdhzp5eo1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Fuller’s Law of Journalism:</strong></p> <p>The further away the disaster or accident occurs, the greater the number of dead and injured required for it to become a story.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747449848http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747449848Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:10:00 -0400Murphy's LawJournalismreportinghumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpqdd64Ekh1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Jones’ Law of Publishing:</strong></p> <p>Some errors will always go unnoticed until the book is in print.</p> <p><strong>Bloch’s Corollary:</strong></p> <p>The first page the author turns to upon receiving an advance copy will be the page containing the worst error.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747336519http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8747336519Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:07:00 -0400Murphy's Lawpublishingtypographical errorhumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpd8cbip771qi6v0zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Drew’s Law of Highway Biology:</strong></p> <p>The first bug to hit a clean windshield lands directly in front of your eyes.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8436183322http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8436183322Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:50:34 -0400Murphy's Lawbugwindshieldhighway biologyhumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpd81z60rP1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Roger’s Law:</strong></p> <p>As soon as the stewardess serves the coffee, the airplane encounters turbulence.</p> <p><em>Davis’ Explanation for Roger’s Law:</em></p> <p>Serving coffee on aircraft causes turbulence.</p> <p>(photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheryl/2074198901/">Cheryl Coward</a>)</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8435958689http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8435958689Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:44:22 -0400Murphy's LawcoffeeairplaneturbulencehumorlolRoger's Law<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpd7scE3bL1qi6v0zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Matilda’s Law of Sub-Committee Formation</strong>:</p> <p>If you leave the room, you’re elected.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8435749721http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8435749721Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:38:36 -0400Murphy's Lawsub-committeeMatilda's Lawhumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpd7gtCzl91qi6v0zo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Heisenberg Principle of Investment:</strong></p> <p>You may know where the market is going, but you can’t possibly know where it’s going after that.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8435498130http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8435498130Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:31:41 -0400Murphy's LawHeisenberg Principleinvestinghumorlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpbiu1XpfN1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Cardinal Conundrum:</strong></p> <p>An optimist believes we live in the best of all possible worlds.</p> <p>A pessimist fears this is true.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8396808185http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8396808185Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:42:00 -0400Murphy's Lawoptimistpessimisthumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpbio3upXn1qi6v0zo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Ducharme’s Precept:</strong></p> <p>Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8396669784http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8396669784Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:38:27 -0400Murphy's LawDucharme's Preceptopportunityhumorlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp486dAmy31qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Hanlon’s Razor:</strong></p> <p>Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8230959396http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8230959396Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:08:37 -0400Murphy's LawHanlon's Razormalicestupidityhumorlol<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp47pkj9Ru1qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Britt’s Green Thumb Postulate</strong>:</p> <p>The life expectancy of a house plant varies inversely with its price and directly with its ugliness.</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8230571020http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8230571020Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:58:32 -0400Murphy's Lawgreen thumbhouse planthumorlol<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp47kaVlC31qi6v0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Ballance’s Law of Relativity:</strong></p> <p>How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on.</p> <p>(photo by Rachel Feirman)</p>http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8230451238http://ifanythingcangowrongitwill.tumblr.com/post/8230451238Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:55:00 -0400Murphy's Lawminutebathroomrelativityhumorlol