# Question about "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-maxwells-silver-hammer/576460>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-maxwells-silver-hammer/576460 "2011-03-30T02:49:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-maxwells-silver-hammer/576460/61 "2011-04-10T20:27:34Z")

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It’s a metaphor for being struck down by fate/karma. Pretty much as simple as that.

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