Everyone knows that the 3 laws of Murphy govern the universe, but I do not understand the 3rd law of Murphy?

Answer 1

Just so we're on the same page:

M1: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong, and usually at the most inconvenient time.

M2: If it's gone wrong, it's going to get worse.

M3: If laws 1 and 2 don't apply, panic.

If that's your understanding of Murphy's Third Law, I've always taken it to mean that if you're in a situation where absolutely nothing can go wrong, you're already in very deep trouble.

Answer 2

Murphy's Third Law of Corolaries:

Anything that can go wrong, will.

Definition: The Ultimate in universal irony.
Usage: Although Gore recieved the most votes, GW still won the election.


MURPHY'S LAWS
1) Nothing is as easy as it looks.
2) Everything takes longer than you think.
3) Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
4) 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. Corollary: If there is a worse time for something to go wrong, it will happen then.
5) If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
6) If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which a procedure can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop.
7) Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.
8) If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
9) Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.
10) Mother nature is a b*tch.
11) It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
12) Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.
13) Every solution breeds new problems.

Answer 3

I don't even know what the 3rd law of Murphy is.

Answer 4

I always thought it was

If everything seems to be going smoothly, you obviously have no clue what is really going on.
And don't forget Murphy's Laws of Combat

some examples
Friendly fire isn't.
Tracer rounds work both ways.
That attack you think is just a diversionary feint, thereby holding your forces in reserve on another front, will actually be the main enemy force.
Interchangeable parts don't.

Answer 5

I only know of one murphys law which is" anything that can go wrong probably will."

Answer 6

And then there is the famous commentary by O'Toole...

"Murphy was an optimist."

Answer 7

what is the 3rd law?

Answer 8

So maybe you cant understand it, but that just again proves it valid in your case.

Answer 9

You dont understand this?
The day you forget your umbrella, it pours with rain.

Answer 10

your a trouble maker arnt you