Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 39)

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Anything you can do can get you killed – including doing nothing.

Military Murphy’s Laws

An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction.

Murphy’s Laws

Performance is directly affected by the perversity of inanimate objects.

Murphy’s Laws Success Things

If a research project is not worth doing at all, it is not worth doing well.

Murphy’s Laws

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

Clothing Military Murphy’s Laws

Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.

Government Murphy’s Laws Politics

The obvious answer is always overlooked.

Murphy’s Laws

Never needlessly disturb a thing at rest.

Murphy’s Laws Situations Things

Traffic congestion increases in proportion to the length of time the street is supervised by a traffic control officer.

Autos Government Murphy’s Laws

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.

Children Family Murphy’s Laws

The more carefully you plan a project, the more confusion there is when something goes wrong.

Murphy’s Laws

Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.

Murphy’s Laws

That which cannot be taken apart will fall apart.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.

Murphy’s Laws

Then, of course, there's that old one: Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

Communication Language Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Any military project will take twice as long as planned, cost twice as much, and produce only half of what is wanted.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If you start walking, the bus will come when you are precisely halfway between stops.

Murphy’s Laws

Clearly stated instructions will consistently produce multiple interpretations.

Murphy’s Laws

If not controlled, work will flow to the competent man until he submerges.

Murphy’s Laws People Problems Work

Success can be insured only by devising a defense against failure of the contingency plan.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Success