West’s First Law of Clutter:

Void of organizational systems, clutter tends to expand over time in direct proportion to the volume of space in any given, finite environment.

West’s Second Law of Clutter:

Every object in a collection of disarray in any given space tends to remain in that state until an external force is applied to it.

West’s Third Law of Clutter:

For every action of not putting an object in its place after using it, there is an opposite and undesirable reaction when attempting to locate and use that object again resulting in time wasted looking for it.

Source: Your Garagenous Zone: Innovative Ideas for the Garage,  ©2004-2007, Paragon Garage Company, Ltd.