Could someone tell me why the laws of gravity are repealed while you are working under a Barth? Anyone who has worked on their own Barth (or car) knows what I'm talking about, if not, there is no use explaining.

Sorry, Grasshopper, the laws are not repealed, but magnified and morphed.

If you're underneath and drop a wrench, it will land on your forehead, no matter what. A piece of dirt dislodged by your knee will end up in your eye. A nut dropped will travel laterally so as to be out of your reach.

And of course, Murphy's Law always applies...(they will fall sideways into the worst unreachable place! at the worst time, etc)

I wasn't happy enough with losing the occasional screw or bolt. I super-charged Murphy's Law by having several driveways around my house paved with seashells. Nothing sucks up a screw nut, or bolt like seashells. It's as if they are alive and laughing at me. The military should cover all vehicles with seashells, it's the world's most effective camouflage

Having the wrong surface to work on is bad enough but what about those mischievous spirits that hide things only to reveal them later after you've given up looking for them. There is no other explanation for how I can set a tool or part down next to me then spend two hours looking for it only to find it the next day exactly where I had set and looked for it. My wife thinks I'm crazy but there is no better explanation than mischievous spirits.

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It all takes on a different perspective after consumption of enough SPIRITS

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