12.13.2005

Murphy's Laws

As I was surfing for a good quote to put on my page, I came across these "Murphy Laws." At first I thought heh, funny. But then I started reading them from a teacher's standpoint. Most of them hold dismally true.

Murphy's First Law: Nothing is as easy as it looks
Murphy's Second Law: Everything takes longer than you think
Murphy's Third Law: In any field of endeavor, anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
Murphy's Fourth Law: If there is a possibility that several things can go wrong, then the one that will cause the greatest damage will be the one to go wrong
Murphy's Fifth Law: If anything absolutely can NOT go wrong, it will anyway.
Murphy's Sixth Law: 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 Seventh Law: Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse
Murphy's Eighth Law: If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Murphy's Ninth Law: Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.
Murphy's Tenth Law: Mother Nature is a son-of-a-gun.
Murphy's Eleventh Law: It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so very ingenious.
Murphy's Twelfth Law: Things get worse under pressure

Just thought they made for interesting reading.
Tune in next time.
Thank you.

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