Somers' Law of Repair

Source status: Attributed to John Somers

No part ever fails where you can reach it, or where there is enough light to see how to replace it.

- John Somers

Category: Murphy's Technology Laws

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This law belongs with Murphy's Technology Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.

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