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The Origin of Murphy's Law

Posted by Hemos on from the where-it-all-stems-from dept.

LauraW writes "HotAIR, the web site of the Annals of Improbable Research , is publishing a fascinating series on the Origin of Murphy's Law. It turns out there really was a Murphy, and the story of his law involves rocket sleds, Chuck Yeager, and Edwards Air Force Base. The article covers all these topics and more, and includes interviews with Yeager, the son of Murphy (really), and several surviving members of the project that inspired the law."

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  1. Re:Murphy's Law... by latency · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sod's Law is another name for Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives (which most people inaccurately believe is Murphy's law.)

    Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives states: if something can go wrong, it will. or "anything that can go wrong, will."

    Murphy's Law was much more eloquently worded: "If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it. "

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