Laws of Nature...

I am sure we have been through some of these experiences without knowing that each of them is named after someone. I am not sure of their authenticity nor any value attached to knowing them. The phrases in italics are my personal experiences:

Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.
(or your wife will ask you to bring in the clothes)

Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
(or the little screw or nut that is vital to your assembly will not be found)

Kovac's Conundrum:
When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.
(especially when you are using I-talk and and having dialed some 30 numbers)

Cannon's Karmic Law:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

O'brien's Variation Law:
If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.
(very true, and also this applies to routes taken when driving, and the wife knew which ever route you chose was a wrong one)

Bell's Theorem:
When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
(in our modern context, whenever we leave our mobile phone for 10 minutes, someone would call even though no one called for the past 24 hours)

Ruby's Principle Of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
(I am more inclined to see someone I dislike at every unlikely place that I go to; or someone calls to have a private chat when I have someone with me who is not supposed to know)

Willoughby's Law:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
(especially when you take your car to the mechanic)

Zadra's Law Of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
(reason why the Chinese invented the bamboo scratcher)

Breda's Rule:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
(they are likely to be large in size too)

Owen's Law:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
(he might have been watching you)


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