Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site saturn.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!scgvaxd!wlbr!voder!nsc!hplabs!saturn!faunt From: faunt@saturn.UUCP (Doug Faunt) Newsgroups: net.games,net.books,net.nlang,net.lang.c,net.flame,net.jokes.d Subject: Re: Murphy's Laws Message-ID: <2473@saturn.UUCP> Date: Sat, 10-Nov-84 19:07:14 EST Article-I.D.: saturn.2473 Posted: Sat Nov 10 19:07:14 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Nov-84 04:24:21 EST References: <4120@decwrl.UUCP> <1063@pyuxa.UUCP> <874@ihuxn.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 12 Xref: sdcsvax net.games:1242 net.books:1051 net.nlang:2040 net.lang.c:3171 net.flame:6530 net.jokes.d:820 I guess I'll add my two bits. All connectors in military aircraft are SUPPOSED to be different, so that things can't be misconnected. This incldes such things as hydraulic lines. This is refered to as "Murphy-proofing". It doesn't always work. I found a case in a F4 where the radar indicator, and attitude control display could be plugged in to each others cable. The radar then indicated a problem in the transmitter, and the attitude system "passed" self-check. -- ...!hplabs!faunt faunt%hplabs@csnet-relay HP is in no way responsible for anything I say here. In fact, it may have been generated by a noisy 'phone line. My entry for official theme music of the net: "Chariots of Fire"