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If you did manage to get any good shots, they will be ruined when someone inadvertently opens the darkroom door and all of the dark leaks out.

Third Law of Photography

Murphy’s Laws Places Darkroom Photography

The problem-solving process will always break down at the point at which it is possible to determine who caused the problem.

Fyffe's Axiom

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Seven-eighths of everything can’t be seen.

Marshall's Generalized Iceberg Theorem

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There are more horses’ asses in this world than there are horses.

Costello's Conclusion

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If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.

Weinberg's Second Law

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The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.

A Murphy's Military Law

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One missed photographic opportunity creates a desire to purchase two additional pieces of equipment.

Dowling's Law of Photography

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The chance of the bread falling with the butter side down is directly proportional to the value of the carpet.

Jennings' Corollary to the Law of Selective Gravity

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

Fourth Workshop Principle

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In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.

Finagle's Third Law

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One man's red tape is another man's system.

Waldo's Observation

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Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

Hull's Warning

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A bachelor can only chase a girl until she catches him.

Draper's Law

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For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

Harrison's Postulate

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The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.

Cole's Axiom

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Any given program, when running, is obsolete.

First Law of Computer Programming

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If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.

Murphy's Sixth Law

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Never do anything you wouldn’t get caught dead doing.

Rockefeller Principle

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It’s better to be tried by twelve men than to be carried by six.

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The speaker with the most monotonous voice speaks after the big meal.

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Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 77)

If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.

If you did manage to get any good shots, they will be ruined when someone inadvertently opens the darkroom door and all of the dark leaks out.

The problem-solving process will always break down at the point at which it is possible to determine who caused the problem.

Seven-eighths of everything can’t be seen.

There are more horses’ asses in this world than there are horses.

If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.

One missed photographic opportunity creates a desire to purchase two additional pieces of equipment.

The chance of the bread falling with the butter side down is directly proportional to the value of the carpet.

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

In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.

One man's red tape is another man's system.

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

A bachelor can only chase a girl until she catches him.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

The sum of the intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.

Any given program, when running, is obsolete.

If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.

Never do anything you wouldn’t get caught dead doing.

It’s better to be tried by twelve men than to be carried by six.

The speaker with the most monotonous voice speaks after the big meal.