Comments on: The Origin of Murphy’s Law

By: DanThinksDances&femaleGspot

DanThinksDances&femaleGspot — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:51:20 +0000

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By: Fodder

Fodder — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:22:03 +0000

I’ve experienced red out too. I have a picture of my eyes taken about 2 weeks after it happened that I show people. The whites where then only started to come back around the edges.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Sun, 27 May 2007 18:09:45 +0000

EWWWW! I’m eating Raisin Bran, and I really did not need to hear that!

By: booboo

booboo — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:56:59 +0000

The Damn Interesting bit that is missing is that there was one Edward Murphy who worked on Col. John Stapp’s rocket sled experiments. Murphy had assembled some strain gauges to measure the forces involved in the tests. After the first such trial, the readings were zero, because the devices had been fitted the wrong way around. Murphy redesigned the devices so that they could only be fitted the right way around.

So, Murphy’s Law is about being prepared for the worst-case scenario and designing to avoid mistakes. But there are various interpretations, which kinda proves Murphy’s Law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law

Consider a US/Japanese 2-pin plug. It doesn’t matter which way you insert the plug. However, an 3-pin earthed socket (such as an Australian 3-pin plug) can only be fitted one way. Then there are further refinements so that the earth pin is longer to be inserted before the active and nuetral pins, so you will be protected by an earth-leakage detector even before you get power.

By: Burning

Burning — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:43:19 +0000

While interesting, it appears this article is not about the origin of Murphy's law.

From page 4 of the "Fastest Man on Earth" article: "Despite how badly my interview with Yeager concluded, I feel strangely relieved. I don’t feel nearly so bad that I’ve failed to find a definitive answer about the origins of Murphy’s Law."

By: kassiba

kassiba — Wed, 17 May 2006 07:41:31 +0000

Had it after a plane crash. My white balls turned RED from blood. It took me well over a couple of months for everything to go away. I looked like a vampire and scared people as I was strolling the streets with a head the size of a pumpkin, stiches all over my face and blood-filled eye balls.

By: Dementia

Dementia — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:05:51 +0000

That… was just weird. Not sure what that had to do with Murphy’s law, but I had no idea there was such thing as a “red out”. It sounds disgusting.