Murphy's Law: It's Not About LuckHow a safety protocol became a cynical excuse

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Discover the defensive design principle that got twisted into a pessimistic proverb. In 1949, engineer Edward Murphy demanded rigorous competence to prevent critical errors. The press misinterpreted his stern warning, turning a rule for perfection into an acceptance of inevitable failure. Learn why the original meaning demands we fix problems rather than shrug them off.