when something bad happens why do people say murphy's law?

Answer 1

Because Murphy's Law is "things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance"

People usually confuse Murphy's Law with Finagles Law of Dynamic Negatives which states "Anything that can go wrong, will—at the worst possible moment"

Answer 2

there are many Murphy's laws ... but the core one is -
"if something bad can happen, it will" - this is the one that people are referring to when they see something bad happening.

an example of a much less known Murphy's law is -
"if something falls in a tool shed, it will end up in the darkest, hardest to reach spot possible."

basically, Murphy's laws are about pessimism. but if you consider the adage that one should expect the best but prepare for the worst, then Murphy's law is a wise way to remember that things can and do go wrong, even when you don't consider the possibility.

Answer 3

Murphy's Law means if anything can go wrong, it certainly will. That's why people say Murphy's Law when something does go awry. It's like, no way in the world should this have happened, but of course, as the Murphy's Law predicts, it has.

Answer 4

Do you know Murphy's law? If you did, you would know why....gander below.

Murphy's law is a popular adage in Western culture that most likely originated at Edwards Air Force Base in 1948. The Law broadly states that things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance. "If there's more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way." It is most often cited as "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" (or, alternately, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time," or, "Anything that can go wrong, will").

Murphy's Law is sometimes confused with Finagle's Corollary, which is also known as Sod's law.

Per the 1948 theory, in American culture the law was named somewhat sarcastically[1][2] by Stapp's Team working on Project MX981 at Edwards Air Force Base after Major Edward A. Murphy, Jr., a development engineer contributing support measurement technology for a brief time on rocket sled experiments done by the United States Air Force in 1948 with inveterate adage collector and the law's undoubted populizer Doctor/Colonel John Paul Stapp, a former next-door neighbor and friend of Murphy.


History of Murphy's LawThe 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.
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

Answer 5

Murphy's law is a popular phrase that most likely originated at Edwards Air Force Base in 1948. The Law broadly states that things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance. "If there's more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then somebody will do it that way." It is most often cited as "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" (or, alternately, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time," or, "Anything that can go wrong, will").

Murphy's Law is sometimes confused with Finagle's Corollary, which is also known as Sod's law.

Per the 1948 theory, in American culture the law was named somewhat sarcastically[1][2] by Stapp's Team working on Project MX981 at Edwards Air Force Base after Major Edward A. Murphy, Jr., a development engineer contributing support measurement technology for a brief time on rocket sled experiments done by the United States Air Force in 1948 with inveterate adage collector and the law's undoubted populizer Doctor/Colonel John Paul Stapp, a former next-door neighbor and friend of Murphy.

Answer 6

Murphy was not some genius. He was a negative person, who made comments like if something can go wrong it will. It caught on, by other negative people. Murphy was a looser. I say if you want to be happy and see the bright side of things...then look at things in that view. People are as happy as they make their minds up to be. Do not listen to the negative messages of the world...that is the voice of Satan. Listen to God. You live one time on eart, be happy and give it all you have. It is like seeing the glass half empty or half full.

Answer 7

Because Murphy's Law states that if something bad could happen, it will.

Answer 8

Murphy's Law means things will go wrong in any situation, if you give them the chance. Or...Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong and at the worst possible time.

Examples:

* A slice of buttered bread, when dropped, will always land butter-side down.
* Variant: The probability a slice of buttered bread falling butter-side down is directly proportional to the price of carpet.
* If you put two electrical cords together, or even if it's a single cord, a hopeless tangle will result.
* The wind will always blow in the direction of the non-smoker.
* The day you forget your umbrella, it pours.
* The check-out line next to the one you are in will always be much quicker.
* Only the worst secretaries stay; competent ones leave to take a better job.
* Nothing ever gets built to budget or to deadline.
* Your printer will always jam the night before something important is due.
* Murphy's Corollary of the Power of Negative Thinking: "An optimist is never pleasantly surprised."
* Murphy's Philosophy: "Smile...tomorrow will be worse."
* Murphy's Constant: Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value.

Answer 9

Murphy's Law states that if something bad could happen, then it will.

Answer 10

Because Murphy's law states that any bad thing that can happen will happen.