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This is '''Finagle's Law''':
{{quote|''The perversity of the universe always tends toward a maximum.''}}
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{{quote|''Anything that can go wrong,'' '''''will''''' ''go wrong.''}}
Amongst the general populace, this is usually called "[[Murphy's Law]]." However, there is another Murphy's
The name "Finagle's Law" was coined in order to have a correct name for the law. The term was popularized by SF writer [[Larry Niven]]. More on Finagle's Law
The true Finagle's Law is stronger than "anything that can go wrong ''will'' go wrong". It allows for things going well, as the universe is merely lulling you into a false sense of security before proceeding to screw things up for you. It also allows for things that can't go wrong going wrong; some cases of this count as [[Gone Horribly Right]].
Finagle's Law in storyland owes its existence more or less entirely to the [[Rule of Drama]], and is especially common in [[Crapsack World
At some level, this underwrites a huge percentage of TV plots, especially in comedy. The odds of something happening as the plot unfolds depends not on its actual likelihood, but on its potential for disaster.
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Compare with the [[Rule of Cool]] in terms of how events may ignore the laws of physics, biology, good manners and others to a proportionate degree that the events in question serve the plot or otherwise catch the attention of the reader/viewer.
See also [[Hanlon's Razor]]. No relation to [[The Horror of Party Beach|Fingal's Quarry]]; nor to [[Murphy's Law (
Expressions of Finagle's Law include:
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* [[Magnum Opus Dissonance]]
* [[Misaimed Fandom]]
* [[
* [[Mistimed Revival]]
* [[Murphy's Bed]]
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* [[Not Quite the Right Thing]]
* [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]]
* [[Out
* [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]]
* [[Pointy-Haired Boss]]
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