Law of Inanimate Motion, aka "Tendency to Sprout Legs"
Source status: Attributed to Timothy Boilard
Anything firmly secured in place, regardless of size, will find its way out of the room. Sent by Timothy Boilard.
- Timothy Boilard
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This law belongs with Murphy's Teaching Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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