Physics vs Murphy’s Law

If you accidentally drop a slice of buttered bread to the ground, it will always drop with the buttered side to the top. Murphy’s Law does not apply here. This is pure physics.professor

You can even toss it up in the air spinning like a coin; as when you toss for heads or tails. The first time it will always drop with the buttered side to the top.peace

I know some of you will now tell me that you have tried it and it came down with the buttered side to the bottom but this is where Murphy’s Law comes into the equation. You have applied the butter to the wrong side of the bread.grin

It is very important to note that this experiment will only work once per slice of bread. Thereafter the balance of nature is disturbed. If you want to repeat the experiment you will need to prepare another slice of bread.tongue
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Have a great day!
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rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing BUT what happens if you use marggrin
Good Morning Cat! I think that Murphy needs to do some more experiements... Was he a physician by the way?confused
cat
It's 50/50...but does the weight of the butter skew the percentage?...
Hi Red
Margarine an butter have the same balance. It will work just the same.professor
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Hi Minerva
He knew nothing about physics. He had formulated his laws based on his own negligence and bad luck.

His 4th law applies here.

If nothing can go wrong then something will in anyway.
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In another words, it´s just "sods law!"
At least in Budhism they have got it right. They say that there is no such a thing as Good Luck, or Bad Luck... things just happen dunno wave
Ah, Kattefot, I saw this on TV a few years ago, the guys had a show , and did this experiment a few times... I do not remember what that show is called but it is a interesting show for sure, they experiment with a lot of things.. It is a show where they prove the experiment wrong or not, it says Busted in the end...

Hope you know what I talk about?

Aaaahh "Mythbusters"

That's what they are called. it is interesting to see the bread fell with the right side up and when it does not, there is somthing wrong then as you say, theres to mush butter maybe?.
They even throw it from a high building and it ended up the right way.
All In all I'm only here to wish you a great Saturday, my friend!
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doh thought butter was ---thickergrin
Have good weekend experimenting. I will not be experimenting with the bread I am bakinggrin I will butter it and put homemade chutney on with a big lump of cheese. I hope I do not drop it moping moping or I will go hungryteddybear
No Loulou
The very first time it will always be butter on top. It is pure physic.

Thereafter it becomes random but it is never 50/50 as the following two of Murphy's Laws will apply.

#1
If anything can go wrong it will.

#3
If several things can go wrong it will always be the one inflicting the most damage.

The probability of butter on the new rug is now 51 to 49.
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Hi Wel
They got it wrong on TV.professor

You see this only holds true the first time the bread is dropped. You must use a newly spread slice every time.
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They got it right on TV... I know, I saw this... just me spitting out English that is not so easy to understand. They told us the same as you do, my friend. grin
Hi Red
If you can FedEx a slice of that it will be greatly appreciated. Just make sure to place it right side up in the box.
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Scientific tests have proved that if you drop a CS blogger they always land on their head, you only have to look at our blogs to see which ones have been tested professor crazy flex
laugh Is thats it? um, So! Its just a slice of bread and some buttler. . . .rolling on the floor laughing Thank You Sir!
Wel
Now I'm sorry I did not see that show. It would have saved me a lot of research, experiments, bread and butter.
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If you butter someone up correctly Cat, you will both land fairly pleasantly. wink laugh
Hi Scousie

Exactly. Which brings us back to Murphy's 3rd law.

#3
If several things can go wrong it will always be the one inflicting the most damage.
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Hi Angel
Ok, two toasted anchovies coming up.
Sorry, 30 minutes delay in delivery.
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I watched an interesting TV program recently where they showed the incredible way Cat's fall, as long as it's more than about 30ft (10mtrs) they can slow themselves down for a safe landing, that's always assuming they haven't died of fright on the way doh and no they didn't use ant real cats to test the theory before someone asks laugh Not quite sure how this would work with you Cat as being a CS blogger you'd have to slow sufficiently to land safely on your head grin

KN, wave
Hi KN
With the price of butter lately I must ask the same question as Red did. Will margarine work as well?
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Z
I don't have that disadvantages. My head is like the checques I write. Bounces lake a ball.
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laugh Thanks! For the African butter sandwhich. Well 30 minutes! I been on the phone. And in my mailbox chatting. So! It should be ready by now! . . . rolling on the floor laughing
What, you would be to mean to buy a packet of real butter Cat? shock

I WOULD BE WORTH IT snooty
MacPepper
You were not at your table so I ate it. Will order another. The delay now is a bit shorter. Only 29 minutes and 60 seconds.
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dangl! dude. . . .comfort
KN
With all the buttering I have to do it becomes prohibitively expensive to use real butter.frustrated But maybe I can keep one block in my fridge for the special ones like you.

Honey, have I ever told you how attractive I find you? (Real butter!)
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Angel
Maybe you can have a pizza on the house. The stairs to the roof is in the back.
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Eish
but then I find all women attractive.love smitten
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And now a serious suitor is being laughed at. Oh, I feel so humiliated.blushing blushing frustrated
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"Mythbusters" is a really good show about these two science guys who do test on any thing they can not prove at once. The bust any Myth thst is coming to their program or the confirm it's truth, They are on Discovery and on other places. I've been watching a lot from these guys. Here's something I foundon Youtube, there is full episodes out there:
And here the bread and butter show...
At least some of it... rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
Ah Welela
Thank you very much. At least my theory is not disproved.
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Of course the explanation is simple when you look closely professor

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hi Z
This seems to be the ultimate solution
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Hi,Cat:

Good weekend!

The test is only limited of bread? Our rice, our noodle can't work? laugh

Maybe that Murphy's Law can gave us an explanation.

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@ Cat - OK, we all agree that toast will always fall buttered side down...... and we also know that cats land feet first.....professor

NOW.... lets strap a piece of toast buttered side up to a cat's back...... which way will they land (feet first or buttered side first) .....???????? ...... dunno confused


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There you go, my friend... all is well now, right?laugh
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