Subject: Problems » Accidents (Page 3)

They're funny things, accidents; you never have them till you're having them.

fictional character from the book series by A. A. Milne
Accidents Problems

You can always hit what you don't aim at.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

A flying particle will seek the nearest eye.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws

It's hard to describe what it's like to see a stock car flying through the air knowing it's going to land on top of you.

American auto racer
Accidents Auto racing Problems Sports

If you break a cup or plate, it will not be the one that was already chipped or cracked.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Most accidents in well-designed systems involve two or more events of low probability occurring in the worst possible combination.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

The most delicate component will be dropped.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Things

After you've heard two eyewitness accounts of an automobile accident, you begin to worry about history.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor
Accidents Autos History Time Truth

If you mess with something long enough, it'll break.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

A dropped power tool will always land on the concrete instead of the soft ground (if outdoors) or the carpet (if indoors) – unless it is running, in which case it will fall on something it can damage (like your foot).

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Things

A valuable dropped item will always fall into an inaccessible place (a diamond ring down the drain, for example) – or into the garbage disposal while it is running.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws Problems

Accident: A thing that is caused by people, but often causes people.

Accidents Definitions Problems

A paint drip will always find the hole in the newspaper and land on the carpet underneath (and will not be discovered until it has dried).

Accidents Murphy’s Laws

Where do the homeless have 90 per cent of their accidents?

(1928 – 2003) English entertainer
Accidents Failure People

As you grow older, you stand for more and fall for less.

Accidents Age Beliefs Old

If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it’s the light of the oncoming train.

Accidents Murphy’s Laws