Do you believe in Murphy's law?

What Murphy's law actually states is "if anything can go wrong, it will". The explanation of it that you have given is not really the best, & is more than a little misleading. There are pages & pages full of similar laws, additions & observations made by many others. I know this "law" exists, but choose not to make it my mantra. I'd prefer to go with the motto: "hope for the best, prepare for the worst". In many cases, we make our own "luck". Going along with these pessimistic sayings generally doesn't do one much good. I'm more inclined to use them for entertainment purposes. Murphy also has a few more attributed to him. Murphy's Constant states that matter will be damaged in direct proportion to it's value. Murphy's first Corollary states: "Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse". Murphy's second corollary says that it's impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. Murphy & others like him was one of the more unfortunate of fellows whom I have never met. One thing we can say to his credit is that all this never stopped the man from trying!

Some days, no matter what I do, Murphy's law seems to be on my shoulder all the way, putting an obstacle with whatever I'm trying to do. Just recently I was doing some experiments with a lighting system. As soon as I started, an inverter for one of the lights blew. Result: Wait 3 days for a new one to arrive. Design the circuitry for the lights. Result: My usually ultra-stable laptop fails for the first time, crashing, and requiring a reformat. Soldering the lights, circuitry and inverters. Result: Turns out that my solder expired, its too old to make proper joints. After getting new solder, a new inverter and reinstalling my OS, I'm sitting here contemplating my next move.

I am quite old and have decided a long time ago that Murphy´s law is the only law with no exceptions. When bread and butter falls, it ALWAYS falls butter side down on the clean carpet. Everyday there´s some happening that makes me say "There´s Murphy´s law again". I don´t blame myself for the irritating everyday things. If I did, I would end up hating myself. Happy posting!

I didn't always believe in murphy's law. i always thought it was my mother's way of telling me i wasn't doing something right. Now when Murphys law applies to my life and the moment, i can become a believer.

I think the answer is much more obvious than that. In the examples you have given, its is a case of you dont notice it when these things dont happen, and so when they do happen, you notice it. For example, if you were hungry, and had money, then you would buy some food, and you wouldnt really remember it, as its quite uneventful. But if u didnt have any money, u cant get food, and then u remember being hungry due to a lack of food. Take the bus example. if you got there, and then the bus arrived, and you got on the bus, then it would be a normal thing. If the bus went, then you would remember that you were late.