A well-known scientist once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits around the centre of a vast collection of stars called our galaxy.
At the end of the lecture, a little old lady at the back of the room got up and said: "What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise."
The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is the tortoise standing on?"
"You're very clever, young man, very clever,"
said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down."
- Stephen Hawking in A Brief History Of Time
Hi there
There are many such statements about the perversity of the universe "If anything can go wrong, it will" was the original Murphy's law. Some say that Murphy was an optimist. However there are many corollaries to Murphy's law: Here are a few:
"If anything can go wrong, it will, at the worst time"
"It is impossible to make something foolproof as fools are so ingenious"
"Nothing is as easy as it looks"
"If anything can go wrong it will and matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value"
"The probability of the toast falling butter side down is in direct proportion to the value of the carpet."
"Chaos always wins because it is better organised"
any others?
Cheers
Sailor
A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind. Webb Chiles
Murphy's Law continued:-
"Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch to be sure."
"The first myth of management is that it exists."
"When wearing fluffy slippers to work, ensure alternative shoes are handy when the fire-alarm sounds"
Reindeer
