> "It only takes a match to burn down a forest" This one is cool to me because (as I understand it) a healthy forest experiences multiple natural minor burn ev

> "It only takes a match to burn down a forest" This one is cool to me because (as I understand it) a healthy forest experiences multiple natural minor burn events that clear out underbrush. The resulting ash help regrowth by acting as a fertilizer. However, when people with bad policy get involved, then these minor burn events are prevented until the underbrush accumulates to such an extent that a single match can burn down the entire forest. The analogy to refactoring, bad development methodology, and project failure really speaks for itself.