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Murphy's Law Explained
Human errors are often attributed to a momentary lack of concentration. But now a combined team of researchers in America, Britain, Germany and Norway have used an 'imaging machine' to test a group of volunteers as to why the most simple activities go wrong.
You have done the same thing in a factory, day in day out, but one time it all goes wrong to the extent that the management of the Hammersmith fruit juice complex has to close for two hours because Murphy put the inappropriate bottle juice bottle into 'Bin A' insead of 'Bin C'.
In some other occupations, such as opperating a building mamouth crane or piloting an aircraft, the consequences can be devastating.
The human brain is a complex organ, but it is becoming better understood with the use of 'functional magnetic resonance'. This scientific magic uses a large scanner to detect changes in blood flow in parts of the brain that correspond to increasesed or de-creasesdin mental activity.
Although a task may be as simple and repetitive, a fair amount of brain power is required. This new reseach attempts to explain why some people make 'mistakes' for nearly ten per cent of their working time.
Something known as electroencephalography (EEC) is already available. It is a method of using electrodes on the scalp. (So everybody will know before it happens that you are going to make a mistake).
A lighweight component has already been incorporated into American baseball caps. A smaller version is being developed for children to 'interact mentally' with computer games.
No one likes to make mistakes. Instead of buying me the newest EEG, just say I made a mistake.
