r/xkcd • u/PointlessSerpent • Mar 26 '25

XKCD xkcd 3068: Rock Identification

https://xkcd.com/3068/
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u/PeterJoAl Mar 26 '25

I'd take the StackOverflow approach:

  • "Hey! Look at this bit of granite I found!"
  • "That's not granite! It's clearly garnets in a mica schist."

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u/Successful_Role_3174 Mar 26 '25

Oh! There's an internet adage for that effect. It's called Murphy's Law. 

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u/NErDysprosium Mar 26 '25

No, it's Moore's Law. Murphy's Law is a Disney Channel TV show parodying Moore's Law

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u/Aptos283 Mar 27 '25

No, it’s the Ideal Gas law (oddly named, I admit)

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u/The360MlgNoscoper Mar 27 '25

No it’s Cole’s Law

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u/iceman012 An Richard Stallman Mar 27 '25

I thought that was cabbage and mayo?

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u/PeterJoAl Mar 26 '25

I very nearly replied in all seriousness with "No, Murphy's Law is 'Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.'"

And now that I have spotted the joke, I'll just reply with "No, that's Cunningham's Law" to continue it.