Friday, September 15, 2006
One-bolt Theory Part Deux
On my way into work today I was reminded of the close relationship between the One-Bolt Theory and Murphy's Law.
I saw a U-Haul trailer that had broken free from its tow vehicle and slammed into the center jersey barrier on I-95. The tongue of the trailer was bent straight up in the air. As I passed by I could clearly see the hitch ball was still in the tongue... minus the all important nut that holds it to the tow vehicle.
The one-bolt theory wreaks havoc with trailer balls because they only have one-bolt.
I saw a U-Haul trailer that had broken free from its tow vehicle and slammed into the center jersey barrier on I-95. The tongue of the trailer was bent straight up in the air. As I passed by I could clearly see the hitch ball was still in the tongue... minus the all important nut that holds it to the tow vehicle.
The one-bolt theory wreaks havoc with trailer balls because they only have one-bolt.
# posted by Rob : Friday, September 15, 2006
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If the nut was missing, shouldn't it be the one-nut theory? The one-nut theory would almost always wreak havoc, because although you can often do without one bolt, you can almost never tolerate losing a nut.
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