Source status: Attributed to Jim Kirk
Pucker Factor" is the formal name of the equation that states the more hairy the situation is, the more of the seat cushion will be sucked up your butt. Sent by Jim Kirk with the courtesy of his brother-in-law, CWO4 Larry Gilbert (Ret).
- Jim Kirk
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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