Murphy's law is a more humorous way of saying the same thing. "If something can go wrong it will go wrong." There are earlier references - but Murphy's Law is

Murphy's law is a more humorous way of saying the same thing. "If something can go wrong it will go wrong." There are earlier references - but Murphy's Law is associated with high g-force testing just after WWII. The team used Murphy's law to anticipate every possible failure and prevent it before the experiment ended in death. There is nothing like death to sharpen your focus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law