I'd like to formally propose "Moran's Paradox"

Moran's Paradox

An epigram addressing the phenomenon wherein a user rarely inserts a USB device correctly on the first attempt.

Statement

The first time you attempt to insert a USB device into a USB slot, it will be upside down. Upon flipping it over, you have a 50% chance of it now facing the right way.

Origin

Named for Dov Moran, inventor of the USB memory stick. And also because you feel like a moran when it happens.

Usage

Tony: Dude, I tried to insert my thumb drive, but it wouldn't go in. So I flipped it over, and it was still upside down!
Mahesh: Well, yeah. Don't you know Moran's Paradox? A thumb drive NEVER goes in right the first time.

Notes

Upon flipping the device a third time, you've only achieved a 75% chance of the device being accepted as offered. However, at 4 or more failures it becomes increasingly more likely that either the cable/device or the port being targeted is actually HDMI.

by SadBrontosaurus http://ift.tt/2o8jNAb