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Murphy's Law states that if anything can possibly go wrong, it will, | Murphy's Law states that if anything can possibly go wrong, it generally will, causing the maximum frustration and inconvenience. A well known example is that if you drop a slice of toast on the floor, it will nearly always fall butter side down. | ||
Sod's Law is a slighty more extreme fomulation of the same phenomenon, stating that if something can go wrong, it ''will'' go wrong. Whereas Murphy's law is of US origin, Sod's Law is thought to have origiated in the UK, possibly influenced by the generally inclement and miserable weather frequently suffered on this side of the Atlantic. | |||
Whichever of these is more accurate, since they are in direct contradiction to the laws of probability they constitute absolute proof that we are living in a computer simulation, and that there is a [[Glossary:Bug|bug]] in the simulation [[Glossary:Software|software]]. | |||
Revision as of 11:46, 9 February 2024
Murphy's Law states that if anything can possibly go wrong, it generally will, causing the maximum frustration and inconvenience. A well known example is that if you drop a slice of toast on the floor, it will nearly always fall butter side down.
Sod's Law is a slighty more extreme fomulation of the same phenomenon, stating that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong. Whereas Murphy's law is of US origin, Sod's Law is thought to have origiated in the UK, possibly influenced by the generally inclement and miserable weather frequently suffered on this side of the Atlantic.
Whichever of these is more accurate, since they are in direct contradiction to the laws of probability they constitute absolute proof that we are living in a computer simulation, and that there is a bug in the simulation software.