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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

The location of all objects cannot be known simultaneously.

 

Corollary

If a lost thing is found, something else will disappear.

 

すべての物体の位置を同時に知ることはできない

推論

なくなったものが見つかったら、別のものがなくなっている

 

ハイゼンベルクの不確定性原理

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Baker’s Rule

Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories: those that don’t work, those that break down, and those that get lost.

 

無機物は科学的には3つに分類される: 役に立たないもの、壊れるもの、そしてなくなるものに

ベーカーの規則

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Berlyl’s Law

The consumer reports article on the item will come out a week after you’ve made your purchase.

 

Corollaries

  1. The one youbought will be rated “unacceptable”.
  2. The one you almost bought will be rated “best buy”.

 

商品テストの記事は、その商品を買った1週間後に発表される。

 

推論

1. 自分の買った商品は”受け容れ難い”と言う評価である

2. 買いそうになって止めた商品は”一推し”という評価である

バーリルの法則

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Sintetos’s Law of Consumerism

A sixty-day warranty guarantees that the product will self-destruct on the sixty-first day.

 

60日間保障の製品は61日目に自分で壊れることを保障する

シンテトスの消費活動の法則

 

Products by SONY will break the next day of warranty expiration.

nNEZOU’S Addendum (aka Sony Timer)

ソニーの製品は保証期間が切れた翌日に故障する

んねぞうの補足 (「ソニータイマー」としても知られる)

 

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Law of Health Fads

No matter how often a health fad has been shown to be ineffective, there will remain a percentage of people who believe ion it.

 

健康法の一時的な流行が、何度効果がないと言われても、何パーセントかの人は信じている

 

健康法の流行の法則

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Buckwald’s Law

As the economy gets better, everything else gets worse.

 

経済が上向くと、他のすべてが悪くなる

 

バックワルドの法則

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Gilebert’s Law of Sports

Wherever you park, your seat will be on the other side of the stadium.

 

どこに駐車しても、自分の席はスタジアムの別の側にある

 

ギルバートのスポーツの法則

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Law of Practice

Plays that work in theory do not work in practice.

Plays that worn in practice do not work during the game.

 

理論上うまく行くプレイは練習では役に立たない

練習でうまく行ったプレイは試合では役に立たない

 

練習の法則

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Stenderup’s Law

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up.

 

遅れるのが早ければ早い程追いつくのに時間がかかる

 

スタンダラップの法則

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Stitzer’s Vacation Principle

When packing for a vacation, take half as much clothing and twice as much money.

 

旅の荷造りの際には衣類は半分、持って行く金は倍にしろ

 

スティッツァーの休暇の原理

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Kelly’s Law of Navigation

The most important information on any map is on the fold.

 

地図の肝心な情報は折り目に重なっている

 

ケリーのナビゲーションの法則

 

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Rune’s Rule

If you Don’t care where you are, you ain’t lost.

自分が今どこにいるか気にしなければ、道に迷うこともない

ルネの規則

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Isaac’s Strange Rule of Staleness

Any food that start out hard will soften when stale. Any food that starts out soft will harden when stale.

最初は柔らかかった食べ物は、古くなると固くなる。最初固かった食べ物は、古くなると柔らかくなる。

アイザックの期限切れに関する奇妙な規則

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Marquette’s Third Law of Home Repair

A lost tool will be found immediately upon purchasing a new one.

なくした工具は新しいものを買った直後に見つかる

マーケットの家の修理の法則

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Ringwald’s Law of Household Geometry

Any horizontal surface is soon piled up.

平らな面にはすぐ物が積み上げられる

リングワルドの家事の幾何学

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Ryan’s Application of Parkinson’s Law

Possessions increase to fill the space available for their storage.

持ち物は保管場所が一杯になるまで増える

ライアンのパーキンソンの法則の応用

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Kovac’s Conundrum

When you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

間違った番号にかけると、決して話し中のことはない

コバックの謎

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Britt’s Green Thumb Postulate

The life expectancy of a houseplant varies inversely with its price and directly with its ugliness.

室内の鉢植の余命はその価格に反比例し、醜さに比例する

ブリットの園芸の才の仮定

 

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Ballance’s Law of Relativity

How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on.

1分がどれくらい長いかは、トイレのドアのどちら側に立っているかによる

バランスの相対性理論

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Yeager’s Law

Washing machines only break down during the wash cycle.

 

Corollaries

  1. All breakdown occur on the plumber’s day off.
  2. Cost of repair can be determined by multiplying the cost of your new coat by 1.75, or by multiplying the cost of a new washer by .75

洗濯機は必ず洗濯中に壊れる

推論

1. 故障は配管工が休みの時に起きる

2. 修理費用は、自分の新しいコートの1.75売価、新しい機械の0.75倍である

 

イェーガーの法則

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The Reja-Jansen Law

On the first pull of the cord, the drapes will move the wrong way.

紐を引くと、覆いは逆方向に動く

レジャ-ジャンセンの法則

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Mrs. Fergus’s Observation

The lost sock reappears only after its match has been discarded.

靴下の片割れは、もう一方を捨てた後に出て来る

ファーガス夫人の観察

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Van Roy’s Law

An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.

壊れないおもちゃは他のおもちゃを壊すのに良い

ヴァン ロイの法則

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Walker’s Law of the Household

There is always more dirty laundry than clean laundry.

 

Clive’s Rebuttal to Walker’s Law

If it’s clean, it isn’t laundry.

 

綺麗な洗濯物より、汚れた洗濯物の方が多い

 

ウォーカーの家事の法則

 

綺麗なのは洗濯物ではない

クライブのウォーカーの法則への反論

 

 

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Hamilton’s Rule For Cleaning Glassware

The spot you are scrubbing is always on the other side.

 

Corollary

If the spot is on the inside, you won’t be able to reach it.

 

引っ掻こうとしている染みは反対側にある

推論

それが内側の場合、指が届かない

 

ハミルトンのガラス製品の掃除の規則

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Scanlan’s Law

Wedding presents always come in pairs; two toasters, two blenders, two umbrella stands.

結婚祝いは必ず対になって来る。トースター2つ、ミキサー2つ、傘立て2つ。

スキャンランの法則

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Hammond’s Fifth Law of the Kitchen

Whatever you prepare, somebody will have had it for lunch.

何を準備しようと、誰かがそれを昼飯に食べてしまう

ハモンドの台所の第五法則

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Hammond’s Fourth Law of Kitchen

Time spent consuming a meal is in inverse proportion to time spent preparing it.

料理を食べるのに要する時間は、それを作るのに要した時間に反比例する

 

ハモンドの台所の第4法則

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Hammond’s Third Law of the Kintchen

Any measuring utencil used for liquid ingredients will be needed immediately thereafter for dry ingredients.

液体の材料の計量 に使った器具は、直後に乾いた材料の計量に必要になる

 

ハモンドの台所の第三法則

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Second Law of Applied Terror

The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want.

試験の準備をすればするほど、どの答えを必要としているのかわからなくなる

 

応用恐怖学の第二法則

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First Law of Kitchen Confusion

Multiple-function gadgets will not perform any function adequately.

多機能の道具は、一つとしてまともに機能しない

台所の混乱の第一法則

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