Technology folklore

set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov

South Korean misconception relating to the use of electric fans

three adages proposed by British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke about science and technology

thumb|upright|A World War II gremlin-themed industrial safety poster A gremlin is a mischievous fictional creature invented at the beginning of the 20th century originally to explain malfunctions in aircraft, and later in other machinery, processes and their operators. Depictions of these creatures vary widely. Stories about them and references to them as the causes of especially inexplicable technical and mental problems of pilots were especially popular during and after World War II.

supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people