Corollary
Source status: Attributed to Jim Kirk
The longer you stare at the gauges, the less time it takes them to move from green to red. Sent by Jim Kirk with the courtesy of his brother-in-law, CWO4 Larry Gilbert (Ret).
- Jim Kirk
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This law belongs with Murphy's Helicopters Warfare Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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