The laws of infernal dynamics are an adage about the cursedness of the universe. The laws are as follows:

1. An object in motion will be moving in the wrong direction.
2. An object at rest will be in the wrong place.
3. The energy required to move an object in the correct direction, or put it in the right place, will be more than you wish to expend but not so much as to make the task impossible.

See also Murphy's law.