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in pencil at top of page [1974] in red at top of page MIKE HECHT

BRIEF COMPENDIUM OF NATURAL LAW

underlined: Murphy's Law of Random Perversity 1) Left to themselves, things go from bad to worse. 2) Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. 3) If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will go wrong is the one that will do the most damage. 4) If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it. 5) If everything appears to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. 6) Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.

arrow pointing to #5 above underlined: Maltenfort's Variation If, after the problem has been explained to you, you think there is a solution, the problem as you understand it is not very well understood.

   The contradictory of a welcome probability will assert itself whenever such an eventuality is likely to be most frustrating.

underlined: Green's Law There is no substitute for dumb luck.

underlined: Hecht's Variation Clever planning will never completely replace ...

underlined: Mahle's Law Nothing is ever simple.

Compiled and edited by J. Mahle Distributed by Mike Hecht Oct 1974