Laws

Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:

After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.


Anthony's Law of the Workshop:

Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.


Kovac's Conundrum:

When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.


Cannon's Karmic Law:

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.


O'brien's Variation Law:

If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.


Bell's Theorem:

When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.


Ruby's Principle of Close Encounters:

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.


Willoughby's Law:

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.


Zadra's Law of Boimechanics:

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.


Breda's Rule:

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.


Owen's Law:

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.


Howden's Law:

You remember you have to mail a letter only when you're near the mailbox.