Punctures always come in 3s

I call this principle the 'Patrick Constant', where PC is equal to 2.859638872. This figure represents the number of punctures one can expect to get once the punctures have commenced. On Thursday night I was returning from work drinks and was in one of those great cycling moods where you cannot help but ride fast. As I was pulling up in my pedals to accelerate at a decent pace, my bike slowed faster than myself. The result was a somersault along Sydney Rd, the cause turned out to be a puncture in the front tyre. It was embarrassing given that there was not a single obstacle in the way.