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Murphy's Law... Netflix's Paranormal vs. Egyptian Version


Thu 12 Nov 2020 | 06:10 PM
Rana Atef

"Murphy's Law" this concept that was exclusive to "Paranormal" readers till it turned to be a social media code since the airing of Netflix's "Paranormal."

It was used by "Paranormal" protagonist Refaat Ismail to satire his daily life situations such as coffee, transportations, and meeting friends.

Since then, social media fans started applying the concepts of those laws in their daily life in 2020 to create an unforgettable sense of humor.

For example, some people make fun of the speed of Youtube videos while using Wifi vs while using Mobile Data.

https://twitter.com/hima_338/status/1326906159391977475

Another one is about making fun of setting the alarm on "pm" instead of "am"!

https://twitter.com/VPFtA0ZFafr1uwy/status/1326899160885366787

Ironically, the law is used between Ahly and Zamalek fans.

https://twitter.com/MohamedMa45/status/1326904579523555329

It is also applicable to transportation and traffic jams.

https://twitter.com/AHMEDAN97661804/status/1326870383069437956

One of the funniest situations for using the concept of the law is the protagonist being hungry late at night and having late-night snacks.

https://twitter.com/Mahmoud95639335/status/1326898500215443456

The true story of "Murphy's Law" dates back to 1949. Captain Edward A. Murphy was working on a project at Edwards Air Force Base. One of the workers made a mistake in connecting so electrical wires together then Mervi blamed him harshly saying; "If there is a possibility of any mistake to happen, it will definitely happen." Since then, many workers applied this saying ironically to their daily life till it was spread in newspapers and developed to multiple rules.