Corollary
Source status: Attributed to Timothy Boilard
The likelihood of an object's disappearance varies directly with its capacity to cause a problem across the hall. 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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