Murphy's Scouting Laws

Everything you need to know about Murphy's Scouting Laws and why it fails. A curated list of 5 observations.

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Rain to preparation inverse ratio law: The more prepared your scout troop is for rain, the less rain there will be. However, if even one scout is unprepared for rain (forgot their tent fly, nailed down their fly improperly, forgot their jacket, etc), it will pour.

Two rules matter for a scout:

When counting the children in a group, there's always one missing.

The shortest way from point A to B is by GPS

Rain always happens when on a hike.

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