OldGreyEagle 5 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 In another thread the laws of Thermodynamics and the Einstein equation E=mc2 is being discussed and it reminded me of a few "Laws of Scouting". Here are a few I have seen, do you have others? Waterproof clothing isn't. (However it demonstrates 100% effectiveness at containing sweat.) Under any conditions, everything meant to be kept dry will find a way to get wet. And an associated Rule To get something clean, something else MUST get dirty, however, just because something gets dirty does not mean something else got clean! (This message has been edited by OldGreyEagle) Link to post Share on other sites
Trevorum 24 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Reminds me of: "There is no such thing as 'bad weather'. There are just poor choices of clothing." Link to post Share on other sites
OneHour 11 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Murphy's Laws take precedence over any theoretical and practical laws, so back to square one, "Be Prepared!" Link to post Share on other sites
SemperParatus 1 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 A watched pot...will easily boil over. When it comes to tents, what goes up will come down...eventually. Beans, beans are good for your heart... Late to bed and early to rise makes the Scoutmaster not too happy. Link to post Share on other sites
berkshirescouter 11 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I cut it twice and its still to short Link to post Share on other sites
Eamonn 61 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Loving Parents are not always loved by all. Keeping the Outing in Scouting is good. There are times when if Pletch the Scout stayed out it might seem better! A Scout never loses anything. Proof can be found by the little Lad yelling "Someone stole my underwear!" Eamonn. Link to post Share on other sites
OldGreyEagle 5 Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 The distance to a given campsite remains constant as twilight approaches. The area of level ground in a given campsite diminishes as the need to make camp becomes finite. Tent stakes come only in the quantity "N-1" where N = the number of stakes required to stake down a tent. Water bottles that are full when packed, will spontaneously deplete prior to arrival at campsite. Link to post Share on other sites
9muckraker7 11 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I got a couple... EVERYTHING is waterproof until it gets wet. Overpacking is useless and unnecessary until you run out of clothes. "Put this pot of water on the fire" may have adverse implications especially when said to younger scouts. Link to post Share on other sites
OneHour 11 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Tents comfortably sleep "N-1" where N = advertised number of sleepers. When it comes to hard ground, there is no such thing as comfortable. There is only different degrees of tolerable. Link to post Share on other sites
SR540Beaver 116 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 When dealing with the outdoors, leave no trace. When dealing with problem scouts, leave no mark. Link to post Share on other sites
red feather 10 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Every pack, campbox, trailer has a 'black hole' that only releases its contents when you return home. If you have a stocked patrol box, the other patrol boxes will be restocked by the end of the overnight. Tabasco or related sauses can make almost anything taste better. Compass readings taken next to a large metal object will be found out to be incorrect only after 2-3 miles. When camping, try to put scouts of the same size in the tent. Cuts down on 'lost' clothes. yis Link to post Share on other sites
dsteele 20 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Two wrongs don't make a right. But three lefts do! Schneider . . . from "One Day at a Time." It's axiomatic. Unc. Link to post Share on other sites
frank10 12 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 The shortest distance between two jokes is a straight line. Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle Foot 10 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Smoke from the campfire has no specfic direction except when you sit in front of the fire...then the smoke will follow you. I hate white rabbits, I hate white rabbits, I hate white rabbits.... Link to post Share on other sites
Cubmaster Mike 10 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 The den meeting place is only unlocked on dry days. How early you arrive to set up for the Pack meeting is inversely proportional to how many boys show up on time. The more e-mails you send out about cub scout day camp, thge more likely it is that a parent will ask "what days and what time is it again?" Link to post Share on other sites
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