T explained :
On 09/11/2016 11:14 AM, FromTheRafters wrote:


Yup. The already do that. It is called the "bath tub curve".
More at Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve

We studied it in college.

There is a common misconception that MTBF means how long
it will last. It is pretty useless for determining
longevity. Folks often mix up "Mean Time to Failure
(MTTF)" with MTBF.

The name pretty much says it all, but like many other things, applying
it outside of its intended range gives erroneous results.