Guest LB Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 FINAGLES RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS1. If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.2. Always keep a record of your data. It indicates that you have been working.3. Always draw your curves first, then plot your data.4. Experiments should be reproduceable - They should all fail in the same way.5. In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.6. Do not believe in miracles - Rely on them.7. Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.8. No experiment is a complete failure. At least it can serve as a negative exampleANTHONY'S LAW OF FORCEDon't' force it - get a larger hammerIf it jams, force it. If it breaks - it needed replacing anywayALLAN'S LAW OF FORCEIf it doesn't fit, you're not hitting it hard enough.LAW OF CONSTRUCTIONCut it large and kick it into place.HARTLEY'S LAWYou can lead a horse to water but, if you can get it to float on its back, then you've got something.The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.HAWKIN'S THEORYProgress consists of replacing a theory that is wrong with one that is more subtlely wrong.LAW OF LIFE'S HIGHWAYIf everything is coming your way then you are in the wrong lane.A crisis is when you can't say "Let's just forget the whole thing."RAY'S LAW OF PRECISIONMeasure with a micrometer.......mark with chalk....cut with an axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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