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MURPHY’S LAW

Look at the following sentence. It’s an example of Murphy’s Law. What do you think the "law" is?

“When you are in a traffic jam, the lane that you are in will always be the slowest.”

Basically, Murphy’s Law states that, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. Here are some of the general rules that are applicable to Murphy’s Law:

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