What is Murphy's theorem?

Murphy's Law: If there is a possibility that things will go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen. For example, if you have two keys in your pocket, one for your room and one for your car, what will happen if you want to take out the car keys now? Yes, you usually take out the room key.

"Murphy's Law" originated in the United States, and it is said that it happened in 1949. An Air Force captain engineer named Murphy thought that one of his colleagues was unlucky, and casually made a joke: "If something is likely to be messed up." This joke spread quickly in the United States and became Spread to all parts of the world. In the process of spreading, this joke gradually lost its original limitations and evolved into various forms. One of the most popular forms is: "If something bad is possible, no matter how small the possibility is." , it will always happen and cause the greatest possible loss. "

This is the famous "Murphy's Law".

"Murphy's Law" was born in the middle of the 20th century. This was an era when the economy was developing rapidly, science and technology continued to advance, and humans truly became the masters of the world. In this era, there is a spirit of optimism everywhere: mankind has achieved victory over nature, disease and other limitations, and will continue to expand its advantages; we not only fly into the sky, but also fly into space... We can transform as we wish The face of the world seems to indicate that all problems can be solved. No matter what the difficulties and challenges are, we can always find a way or mode to overcome them.

It is this kind of blind optimism that makes us forget that for the eternal and vast universe, our wisdom can only be naive and superficial. The world is incredibly large and complex. Although human beings are very smart and are becoming more and more smart, they can never completely understand everything in the world. Human beings also have an unavoidable weakness, that is, they are prone to making mistakes and will always make mistakes. It is precisely because of these two reasons that unfortunate accidents and disasters, large and small, occur in the world.

For nearly half a century, "Murphy's Law" has disturbed people all over the world. It reminds us: the better our methods of solving problems, the more serious the troubles we will face. Accidents still happen, always will happen. "Murphy's Law" advises people: Faced with human beings' own shortcomings, we'd better think more thoughtfully and comprehensively, and take a variety of insurance measures to prevent accidental human errors from causing disasters and losses. In the final analysis, "errors" are as much a part of this world as we are. Arrogance will only make us ask for trouble. We must learn how to accept mistakes and continue to learn from them.