Arthur C. Clarke’s Three Laws

Every time some high tech gadget that is supposed to make my life easier and doesn’t work the way it is supposed to; or when software crashes while I am on a deadline; or when touchless faucets don’t see my hands; I am reminded of the 3 laws of Arthur C. Clarke, in particular the 3rd law.

  1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
  2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
  3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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