Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Law
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| gptkbp:application |
Project management
Software development Aviation safety Risk assessment Military operations |
| gptkbp:criticism |
Criticized for promoting negativity.
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced humor and sayings.
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| gptkbp:defines |
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The more you try to control things, the more they will go wrong."
"If anything can go wrong, it will." "If it can happen, it will happen." "In any field of endeavor, anything that can go wrong will go wrong." "If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway." "Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse." "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible moment." "If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something." "The only thing that can go wrong is that it will go wrong." Murphy_was_an_optimist. |
| gptkbp:fanBase |
Used in various movies and TV shows.
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| gptkbp:field |
Engineering
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Developed in the late 1940s.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Murphy's Law
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| gptkbp:origin |
Named_after_Edward_A._Murphy,_Jr.
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
Emphasizes the unpredictability of life.
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| gptkbp:providesResourcesFor |
Anticipation of failure.
Cynicism in outlook. Emphasis on contingency planning. Preparation for unexpected events. Realism in expectations. |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
Chaos Theory
Sod's Law Pessimism Law of Unintended Consequences |
| gptkbp:variant |
gptkb:Murphy's_Law_of_Combat
gptkb:Finagle's_Law Law of Murphy Law of Selective Gravitation |