Film Title Great Moments in Science: Murphy's Law

Scientific Field Education

Duration


5

Organisation Freerange Animation

Country Australia

Website

Producer Deborah Szaprio

Director Andrew Horne

Previous Award

Best Film in Class G - Didactic &

Information, Cinanima, Portugal

2000.

Best Animation Television Series,

Ulisses International Children's

Festival 2000.

Synopsis

Most people have heard of Murphy's Law. And most people think

that it means, "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". It

sounds pretty pessimistic, but the true and original form of

Murphy's Law is much more optimistic.



"If there are two or more ways of doing something and one of

those results in a catastrophe, then someone will do it that way."





Murphy's Law works everywhere - from Venus down to your

kitchen, where it can help explain why toast always lands

buttered side down.



But, did you know that Murphy's Law is a scientific principle which

was officially declared at a press conference about the G-force

experiments of Airforce Captain Edward A. Murphy Jnr, and is

used by scientists and engineers to minimise the likelihood of

mishap?

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