Murphy's Law

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On a cruise ship, the one most important part you don't have in stock always breaks on a Friday evening, just when you leave the harbor, and the next time you will be in the harbor is a Sunday or Christmas Eve. Sent by Jouni Sironen, a long-time sound and light technician on cruise ships.

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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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