APAD: Murphy's Law & Yhprum's Law

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Murphy's Law, a common saying, is a humorous or satirical way of expressing the idea that if something can go wrong, it probably will.  Or if there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong.

While the exact origins are debated, it's often attributed to Edward Murphy Jr., an Air Force engineer, in the 1950s.

Wait, here comes the bonus: Yhprum's Law! 

It is the opposite of Murphy's Law (yhprum = murphy backwards 鬼脸) . The simple formula of Yhprum’s Law is: "Everything, that can work, will work".

It is attributed to Richard Zeckhauser, a professor for political economy at Harvard University: "Sometimes systems that should not work, work nevertheless."

- Source: dear Google with editing
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Murphy's Law is a term used often by me, as it happens often to me 微笑.  eg. when I ride bike and see an object on the path, I often would ride right into it even when I was so focused to avoid it.

Yhprum's Law is a new term I learned this morning, thanks to Google.  But it ain't a stranger, as we have had it so far on good weather during all our trips abroad, so much so I even gave it a name: "weather god" who blesses us with good weather.

Wish you all are blessed by Yhprum's Law today, and everyday!


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The early internet exemplified yhprum: few thought it'd work -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 10:00:53

True! Wondering what would Hemingway,Robinson,Walden say? -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:14:05

I could try to guess the first two, but who's Walden? -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:37:14

in Walden Pond (sorry no space left earlier ;-). See: -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (96 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:48:55

I see. I'm aware of the pond but didn't know it could think. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:55:10

Hahahaha;-) Everybody can think&express self in their ownWay -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:58:11

even H2O when being confined to a pond ;-)))))) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:59:30

I agree. Walden, at least, should be a sentient lake. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:11:51

Yep. 2me, we all came 2 this world 4 a reason… -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 13:13:31

We are not in our own hands:) 西岛周末快乐! -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 10:13:37

Agreed 2 a degree ;-) we can't change others, but can&should -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:17:05

TCself (eg. myInvest.Portfolio canStand marketCrater;-) 周末同乐 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 11:21:58

Use this law to protect from scam: if sth seems too good -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:18:15

to be true, it probably is -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:19:06

Yes. It’s given.Received aCall 2weeksAgo,saying I won $5.5M. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:23:22

That was a very good laugh 4 the day :-))) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:24:50

Thanks for sharing! I've seen this a lot. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:36:19

Unreliable folks often mess up things, repeatedly. -硅谷居士- 给 硅谷居士 发送悄悄话 硅谷居士 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:37:19

& deny their faults & pretend being innocent afterwards ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 04/05/2025 postreply 12:48:03

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