have used the phrase for years, but never known origin !!
2006-11-15 06:04:26 · 12 answers · asked by landgirl60 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Murphy's law-- if anything can go wrong it will
originated in America at Edwards air force base in 1949 when a Captain Edward A. Murphy on finding a transducer wrongly wired said of the engineer 'if there is any way to do it wrong he will do it'
2006-11-15 12:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by barn owl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most detailed examination of the origins of the Law is the book A History of Murphy's Law[citation needed] by author Nick T. Spark. Spark concludes that differing recollections years later by various participants make it impossible to pinpoint who exactly coined the phrase. The Law supposedly stems from an attempt to use new measurement devices developed by the eponymous Edward Murphy, and was coined in adverse reaction to something Murphy said when his devices failed to perform and eventually cast into its present form prior to a press conference some months later, the first ever (of many) given by Colonel Stapp, The fastest man on earth.
2006-11-15 06:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Polo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personel at Edwards Air Force base after a Major Murphy> It or 'Sods' law are usually sayings that in general all mean that if something can go wrong it will and in the worst way possible or at the worst time possible.
2006-11-15 06:39:49 · answer #3 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Murphy's Law ("If anything can go wrong, it will") was born at Edwards Air Force Base in 1949 at North Base.
It was named after Capt. Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981, (a project) designed to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash."
2006-11-15 06:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr Murphy???
2006-11-15 06:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by Winnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the law which governs our house when my husband is around, namely, if there is something nice or that I prize particularly, he damages or breaks it accidentally. If it is hideous, chipped or worthless, it is bound to last for years. He calls it another name though after a certain Doctor Sodh.
2006-11-15 06:23:09 · answer #6 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Murphy's Law is one thing but have you heard O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law............."Murphy was an optimist"
2006-11-16 00:47:24 · answer #7 · answered by oldie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure of the origin but it's also known as "SOD'S LAW" and it happens to me all the time.
2006-11-15 06:14:21 · answer #8 · answered by Cream tea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It originated with man. As we arrived, the large, tasty dinosaur that would save us hunting for a month, died out.
2006-11-15 06:05:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohhh the joys of Wikipedia:
2006-11-15 06:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by Grace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋