Years back, Josh recorded this show without Chuck, and the old version's omitted facts bugged him. In this new version, the pair delve into the people, science and rocket tests behind Murphy's Law. Join Josh and Chuck for this properly-executed episode.
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Join Josh and Chuck as they revisit the fascinating backstory behind one of our most quoted sayings: "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong." They dive into the surprising origin of Murphy's Law, tracing it back to a 1949 Air Force experiment involving rocket sleds, extreme G-forces, and a grumpy captain named Murphy. Along the way, they explore how this simple phrase revolutionized engineering safety and spawned a whole generation of pithy unnatural laws that we still use today.
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