▲ 1137 ▼ Life pro tip for friends of pharmacists (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 136 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] peppy@lemmy.ml 73 points 10 months ago (8 children) ah yes. Murphy's law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Ethanol@pawb.social 51 points 10 months ago (6 children) Uhm actually, that is Cunningham's law after Howard Cunningham, developer of the first wiki! Murphy's law states that "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" smhmh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ignotum@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (4 children) Um actually you're wrong, what you're referencing is Poe's law, Cunninghams law is "whoever smelt it, dealt it" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children) I thought Cunningham's law had to do with over-intelligent pigs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Nah, over-intelligent pigs is covered in "Animal Farm", a classic dystopian novel by George OrwellAldous Huxley shit sorry I accidentally misremembered it right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought that was from the book 2001 based off the movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent [–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago That's true now, but Murphy actually said "if there's two ways of doing something people will do it wrong every time" What can go wrong will go wrong was Finagle's law until Murphy came along with a better name for a similar rule But Murphy's rule was better before as it gave a solution: ensure there's only one way to do a thing Murphy was a test subject for acceleration tests on rocket sleds. One run was ruined as all the accelerometers had been plugged in the wrong way, so no acceleration data was collected permalink fedilink source parent [–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 31 points 10 months ago ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ethanol@pawb.social 51 points 10 months ago (6 children) Uhm actually, that is Cunningham's law after Howard Cunningham, developer of the first wiki! Murphy's law states that "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" smhmh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ignotum@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (4 children) Um actually you're wrong, what you're referencing is Poe's law, Cunninghams law is "whoever smelt it, dealt it" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children) I thought Cunningham's law had to do with over-intelligent pigs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Nah, over-intelligent pigs is covered in "Animal Farm", a classic dystopian novel by George OrwellAldous Huxley shit sorry I accidentally misremembered it right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought that was from the book 2001 based off the movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent [–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago That's true now, but Murphy actually said "if there's two ways of doing something people will do it wrong every time" What can go wrong will go wrong was Finagle's law until Murphy came along with a better name for a similar rule But Murphy's rule was better before as it gave a solution: ensure there's only one way to do a thing Murphy was a test subject for acceleration tests on rocket sleds. One run was ruined as all the accelerometers had been plugged in the wrong way, so no acceleration data was collected permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (4 children) Um actually you're wrong, what you're referencing is Poe's law, Cunninghams law is "whoever smelt it, dealt it" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children) I thought Cunningham's law had to do with over-intelligent pigs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Nah, over-intelligent pigs is covered in "Animal Farm", a classic dystopian novel by George OrwellAldous Huxley shit sorry I accidentally misremembered it right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought that was from the book 2001 based off the movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (3 children) I thought Cunningham's law had to do with over-intelligent pigs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Nah, over-intelligent pigs is covered in "Animal Farm", a classic dystopian novel by George OrwellAldous Huxley shit sorry I accidentally misremembered it right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought that was from the book 2001 based off the movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 9 points 10 months ago* (2 children) Nah, over-intelligent pigs is covered in "Animal Farm", a classic dystopian novel by George OrwellAldous Huxley shit sorry I accidentally misremembered it right. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought that was from the book 2001 based off the movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I thought that was from the book 2001 based off the movie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago No you're thinking of Rubik Kube's for which he invented the the Hoover Dam permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago That's true now, but Murphy actually said "if there's two ways of doing something people will do it wrong every time" What can go wrong will go wrong was Finagle's law until Murphy came along with a better name for a similar rule But Murphy's rule was better before as it gave a solution: ensure there's only one way to do a thing Murphy was a test subject for acceleration tests on rocket sleds. One run was ruined as all the accelerometers had been plugged in the wrong way, so no acceleration data was collected permalink fedilink source parent