"If one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong" and "It never rains but it pours"

Murphy's Law, also known as Murphy's Law, Murphy's Theorem or Murphy's Theorem, is a common slang in the western world. The main content of Murphy's law is: if things are likely to go bad, no matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen. For example, you have two keys in your pocket, one for your room and the other for your car. What if you want to take out your car keys now? Yes, you often take out your room key.

Murphy's Law, perkinson's Theorem and Peter's Principle are called the three most outstanding discoveries in western culture in the 20th century.

Murphy's law is not a probability law that emphasizes human error, but expounds the inevitability of accidents. Let's give another example:

There is a gold coin in your pocket for fear that others will lose it, so you will touch your pocket every once in a while to see if the gold coin is still there, so your regular actions attract the attention of thieves and eventually they steal it. Even if it wasn't stolen by a thief, the pocket you've been groping around for was finally worn out, and the gold coin fell out and lost.

This explains why the more you are afraid of what will happen, the more it will happen. Why? It's only because I'm afraid that I care. The more you concentrate, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

[Edit this paragraph] Traceability

The original words of Murphy's law are as follows: if there are two or more ways to do something, and one of them will lead to disaster, then someone will do it. If there are two choices, one of which will lead to disaster, someone will definitely make this choice. )

According to Murphy's law:

First, nothing is as simple as it seems;

Second, everything will take longer than you expected;

Third, things that can go wrong will always go wrong;

Fourth, if you are worried about something happening, it is more likely to happen.

Do you know who discovered this law? Can you believe that it was not created by philosophers, priests, writers or scientists, but by an engineer's improvisation?

Edward a Murphy is an engineer. He participated in 1949 MX98 1 experiment conducted by the United States Air Force. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the tolerance limit of human beings to acceleration. One of the experimental projects is to hang the 16 rocket accelerometer above the subject. At that time, there were two ways to fix the accelerometer on the bracket, but incredibly, someone methodically installed all the 16 accelerometers in the wrong position. So Murphy made this famous assertion, which was quoted by the subject at the press conference a few days later.

A few months later, this "Murphy's Law" was widely used in aerospace machinery related fields. After many years, this "law" has gradually entered the category of idioms, and its connotation has been endowed with infinite creativity, and many variants have appeared, among which the most famous one is also called Finagle law, and its specific content is: if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. (it will make mistakes, and it will eventually make mistakes. )。 This law is considered to be the best imitation and elaboration of Murphy's law.

[Edit this paragraph] Introduction

What is Murphy's Law? The simplest expression is "anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

Murphy's law originated from an American captain named Murphy. He felt that one of his colleagues was unlucky and casually said a joke: "If something is likely to be screwed up, let him do it and things will be screwed up."

This sentence spread quickly. After many years, this "law" has gradually entered the category of idioms, and its connotation has been endowed with endless creativity, and many variants have appeared. "If something bad is possible, no matter how likely it is, it will always happen and cause the greatest possible loss." "If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong." And "smile, tomorrow may not be better than today." The better things are, the more useless they are "and" Don't try to teach pigs to sing. This will not only lead to no results, but also make pigs unhappy! "

The original sentence of Murphy's Law goes like this: If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of them will lead to disaster, then someone will do it. If there are two choices, one of which will lead to disaster, someone will definitely make this choice. )

"Murphy's Law" was born in the middle of 20th century, which is an era of rapid economic development, continuous progress in science and technology, and human beings truly become the masters of the world. In this era, optimism is everywhere: mankind has won the victory over nature, disease and other restrictions, and will continue to expand its advantages; We not only flew into the sky, but also flew into space ... We can change the face of the world at will, which seems to show that all problems can be solved. No matter what kind of difficulties and challenges, we can always find a way or model to win.

[Edit this paragraph] Interpretation

Murphy's law tells us that making mistakes is an inherent weakness of human beings. No matter how advanced the technology is, accidents will happen. Moreover, the clearer the means to solve the problem, the more serious the trouble we face. Therefore, we should consider it as well as possible in advance. If misfortune or loss really happens, we should respond with a smile. The key is to sum up the mistakes made, not to try to cover them up.

In 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia was about to return to the ground, it disintegrated over central Texas, killing all six American astronauts on board and Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut to go into space. The crash of the space shuttle Columbia also confirmed Murphy's law. It is reasonable that something will happen to such a complicated system, either today or tomorrow. After an accident, people should always actively look for the cause of the accident to prevent the next accident, which is understandable by people's general reason. Otherwise, it is unacceptable for a country to give up the space industry or let the next accident happen again.

Man can never be God. When you are arrogant, Murphy's Law will let you know how powerful it is. On the contrary, if you admit your ignorance, Murphy's Law will help you do it more strictly.

This is actually that probability is at work, and people are not as good as the sky. As the old saying goes, "Nothing is difficult in the world, and nothing is impossible to a willing mind." And "it never rains but it pours". For example, if you don't win the lottery in several issues, you will definitely win the million-dollar prize in the end. Although the probability of disaster is very small, it will break out from the weakest link when it accumulates to a certain extent. Therefore, the key is to clean up the dead angle at ordinary times, eliminate unsafe hidden dangers and reduce the accident probability. Bring what you're afraid of. A good state is to only think about the technical essentials and forget yourself.

[Edit this paragraph] extension

philosophy of life

1. Don't try to teach the cat to sing. This will not only lead to no results, but also make the cat unhappy?

Don't quarrel with fools, or others will be confused. Who is a fool?

Don't think you are important, because without you, the sun will still rise in the east tomorrow.

Smile, tomorrow is not necessarily better than today.

5. A good beginning is not necessarily a good result; A bad beginning often leads to worse results.

Working principle

1. If you help a friend who needs money badly, he will definitely remember you-the next time he needs money badly.

2. capable-let him do it; Incompetence-teach him to do it; Can't do it-ignore him.

You arrived early, but the meeting was cancelled; You arrive on time, but wait; Late is late.

4. When traveling with your partner, the less you want to be seen, the more you will meet acquaintances.

The meaning of love

1. The person you love always thinks you love him because he reminds you of your old lover.

2. The love letter you finally sent; How long it takes to contact each other, how long it will take you to go back on your word.

Life common sense

1, the better things, the more useless.

2. A product will not go bad in 60 days, which means it will definitely go bad in 6 1 day.

3, things can be thrown away if they are not used for a long time; Once things are thrown away, they are often used.

When you lose something, the first place you look for is often the last place you can find.

You will often find something that is not what you are looking for.

6. When you went out to buy popcorn, a wonderful scene happened on the screen.

7. The other row always moves faster; When you move to another row, the row you are standing in starts to move faster; The longer you stand, the more likely you are to stand in the wrong row.

8. How long is a minute? It depends on whether you are squatting in the toilet or waiting outside.