Murphy’s Law

Murphy’s Law (Why do we believe that anything that can go wrong will go wrong?)

Murphy’s law, a brief explanation

What is the Murphy’s Law?

Murphy’s law is the tendency to believe that anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

Examples

On a long journey to holiday with your family in a full car you develop engine problems and the car breaks down.

Whilst having breakfast you drop your toast and it lands jam-side down.  

The literature

Matthews, R. A. J. (1997). The science of Murphy’s law. Scientific American, 276(4), 88-91.