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Zamboni's Parts Laws
1.A dropped part will always roll to the exact geographic center of the largest available object for it to
roll under.
2.The probability of the loss or breakage of any part is directly proportional to the difficulty of getting a
replacement part.
3.Irreplaceable parts will always break or be lost, and at the worst possible time.
4.Replaceable parts will only become available after an important deadline has passed.
5.Parts that are difficult to install will freely fall out on their own.
6.Parts that go in easily will be extremely hard to remove, and removal will be necessary to
accomplish the needed repair.
7.The part you will need will be the irreplaceable part you threw away last week because there is no
more serviceable equipment of that type around.

Zellar's Law
Every newspaper, no matter how tight the news hole, has room for a story on another newspaper
increasing its newsstand price.

Zimmerman's Law
Regardless of whether a mission expands or contracts, administrative overhead continues to grow
at a steady rate.

Zimmerman's Law of Complaints
Nobody notices when things go right.

Zusmann's Rule
A successful symposium depends on the ratio of meeting to eating.

Zymurgy's First Law of Evolving Systems Dynamics
Once you open a can of worms, the only way to recan them is to use a larger can. (Old worms never
die, they just worm their way into larger cans.)

Zymurgy's Law of Volunteer Labour
People are always available for work in the past tense.

Zymurgy's Seventh Exception to Murphy's Laws
When it rains, it pours.