When a user knows about a birthday surprise in advance but has to pretend otherwise to preserve the sanctity of the surprise.
Coined by tumblr users mudkip and unclefather.
Coined by tumblr users mudkip and unclefather.
Person 1: dude no don't get that I already bought you one for your birth-– f**k
Person 2: don't worry, mudkip's law. I didn't hear anything.
Person 2: don't worry, mudkip's law. I didn't hear anything.
by sapphicat February 20, 2021
Get the mudkip's lawmug. Without personally identifying details or a detectable Russian accent, it is utterly impossible to distinguish a Trump supporter in such a way that someone won't mistake them for a Russian troll or shill.
"Russia is our friend, and Trump is a friend to Russia. Vladimir Putin is a strong, honest leader who should be respected. Putin has done nothing wrong because Putin said so!"
Is this guy a Trump supporter or a Russian shill? I can't tell. I call Mikhail's Law!
Is this guy a Trump supporter or a Russian shill? I can't tell. I call Mikhail's Law!
by The Wrinkled Newspaper July 21, 2018
Get the Mikhail's Lawmug. "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong".
From an inventor's viewpoint, this is ultimately an argument for keeping things simple and focused on a single task. The simpler an invention is, the less scenarios need to be considered and tested.
Another way to understand it is as though you are living in the future looking back at a problem that occurred:
"If something went wrong with your invention, it's because you didn't do anything to prevent that scenario from happening".
Examples of things you could have prevented but didn't, and thus went wrong:
- The electrical cables burned the house down because the load was too hot. This could have been prevented by adding a fuse, but you didn't.
- The water heater exploded because it didn't have a pressure release valve, which it could have had, but didn't.
- The door fell off the plane when it went upside down because the hinge pin didn't have a lock, which it could have had, but didn't.
- The Earth shifted and caused cracks in the clay pipes under the house, which could have been prevented if flexible piping was used, but it wasn't.
Again, ultimately this is a reminder to keep your invention as simple as possible. It's often tempting to keep throwing new features into it, to make it appeal to a larger audience or solve more problems, but every new feature creates new, untested possible outcomes which can be hard to predict. Hard to predict that is, until they've happened, which they will.
From an inventor's viewpoint, this is ultimately an argument for keeping things simple and focused on a single task. The simpler an invention is, the less scenarios need to be considered and tested.
Another way to understand it is as though you are living in the future looking back at a problem that occurred:
"If something went wrong with your invention, it's because you didn't do anything to prevent that scenario from happening".
Examples of things you could have prevented but didn't, and thus went wrong:
- The electrical cables burned the house down because the load was too hot. This could have been prevented by adding a fuse, but you didn't.
- The water heater exploded because it didn't have a pressure release valve, which it could have had, but didn't.
- The door fell off the plane when it went upside down because the hinge pin didn't have a lock, which it could have had, but didn't.
- The Earth shifted and caused cracks in the clay pipes under the house, which could have been prevented if flexible piping was used, but it wasn't.
Again, ultimately this is a reminder to keep your invention as simple as possible. It's often tempting to keep throwing new features into it, to make it appeal to a larger audience or solve more problems, but every new feature creates new, untested possible outcomes which can be hard to predict. Hard to predict that is, until they've happened, which they will.
Inventor 1: I created a lightswitch! It has 2 possible states: on or off. I'm aware all of the scenarios that could exist!
Critic: Great, except I see you used iron on the connector pins. Did you account for the corrosive reaction if copper wire is used against the iron? Murphy's Law dictates that it will happen at some point, because it could.
Critic: Great, except I see you used iron on the connector pins. Did you account for the corrosive reaction if copper wire is used against the iron? Murphy's Law dictates that it will happen at some point, because it could.
by pjayyy April 11, 2019
Get the Murphy's Lawmug. The "Law of Bockung" describes a mindset in which an individual seeks out only things that satisfy their immediate cravings and whims.
It has seen especially strong spread among german college students in recent years, even being nominated as "Youth Word of the Year" in 2021
It has seen especially strong spread among german college students in recent years, even being nominated as "Youth Word of the Year" in 2021
A: Hey, you want to learn for BWL with me later today?
B: nah man, i'm all about that Law of Bockung
A: Hell yeah, you're right man. Let's have some Beers
B: nah man, i'm all about that Law of Bockung
A: Hell yeah, you're right man. Let's have some Beers
by Evohevoo January 5, 2022
Get the Law of Bockungmug. by Bornold December 12, 2020
Get the Bornold's Lawmug. Allows you to find the answer to any question by simply dividing the correct answer with your answer. The number received is Nerm’s Inconstant. You then use the Nerm’s Inconstant to multiply your answer to find the correct answer.
by Big brain boiiiii November 9, 2020
Get the Nermal’s Lawmug. Tripper's Law is applicable in other parallel universes. If parallel universes are made during every action, and movement is an action, there is an alternate universe where, instead of walking, you die
by Sayremonx April 15, 2021
Get the Tripper's Lawmug.