Laws
 

Laws

You've heard of Murphy's famous law: Everything that can go
wrong will go wrong.

There are many other related laws. Here are a few:

After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will
begin to itch. --Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair

Identical parts aren't. --Beach's Law

Any tool, when dropped, will roll into the least accessible
corner. --Anthony's Law of the Workshop

If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing
anyway. --Lowery's Law

The solution to a problem changes the problem. --Peer's Law

Handy Guide to Modern Science:
1. If it's green or it wiggles, it's Biology.
2. If it stinks, it's Chemistry.
3. If it doesn't work, it's Physics.

Machines should work. People should think. --IBM's Pollyanna
Principle

The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to
the place where they can do the least damage - management.
--The Dilbert Principle

The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the
parts. --Ehrlich's Law

It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize
that you are in a hurry. --Ralph's Observation

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had
a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
--Cannon's Comment

Thinly sliced cabbage. --Cole's Law :281: