Frank's Rules...

Frank's Rules:
Ever since the first scientific experiment, man has been plagued by the increasing antagonism of nature. It seems only right that nature should be logical and neat, but experience has shown that this is not the case. A further series of rules has been formulated, designed to help man accept the pigheadedness of nature:

To study a subject best, understand it thoroughly before you start.
Always keep a record of data. It indicates you've been working.
Always draw your curves, then plot the reading.
In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
Experiments should be reproducible. They should all fail in the same way.
Do not believe in miracles. Rely on them.
If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.
No matter what result is anticipated, there will always be someone (like a team leader) eager to (a) misinterpret it, (B) fake it, or (c) believe it happened to his own pet theory.
In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.
Corollary 1: No one whom you ask for help will see it.
Corollary 2: Everyone who stops by with unsought advice will see it immediately.
Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.
Science is truth - don't be misled by facts.