Keyword: Speed

Computing power increases as the square of the cost; if you want to do it twice as cheaply, you have to do it four times slower.

Computers Money Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Situations Things

Faster than a scalded dog

Miscellaneous

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Science/Weather

Maybe I have lost a step, but I had a few to lose.

professional football player
Football Sports

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Communication Science/Weather

OK, so what’s the speed of dark?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Science/Weather

Slow as Christmas

Miscellaneous

Nothing in the known universe travels faster than a bad check.

Money Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather Things

You’ve never been lost until you’ve been lost at Mach 3.


Science/Weather

Officer, I know I was going faster than 55 MPH, but I wasn't going to be on the
 road an hour.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Autos Science/Weather Things

The vehicle in front of you is traveling slower than you are.

Autos Driving Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Slow as an iron toad

Miscellaneous

It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, and certainly not desirable, as one’s hat keeps blowing off.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian
Clothing Science/Weather

The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong – but that’s the way to bet.

Activities Murphy’s Laws Sports

How fast does a zebra have to run before it looks grey?

(1973 – ) American comedian
Animals Science/Weather

One of the greatest unsolved riddles of restaurant eating is that the customer usually gets faster service when the restaurant is crowded than when it is half empty; it seems that the less the staff has to do, the slower they do it.

Food/Drink Murphy’s Laws

When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

Age Murphy’s Laws Old

That was faster than green grass through a goose.

Miscellaneous

Bus: A vehicle that runs faster when you run after it and runs slowly when you are inside it.

Definitions Driving

The speed of an oncoming vehicle is directly proportional to the length of the passing zone.

Activities Driving Murphy’s Laws Science/Weather

Every car has a lot of speed in it. The trick is getting the speed out of it.

American auto racer
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