Murphy's Law
Source status: Attributed to Michael Desai
In peacetime, people say, "War is Hell." In combat, under fire from artillery, airplanes, or whatever, a soldier thinks, "War is really loud as Hell!".
- Michael Desai
- Michael Desai
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This law belongs with Murphy's War Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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