Hahahaha, damn, that’s brutal.

I have never once (unintentionally) superheated water in a microwave, and I’ve been using them since about 1980 (and God knows we were idiots with them back then).

It just doesn’t happen - there are too many imperfections in our containers, and too many minerals for it to happen much.

I’ve experimented many times, and the reality is you have to work at superheating water in a microwave.

For me, it’s taken things like a brand new Pyrex measuring cup (glass), and filtered water. I can do it with other stuff, but I’ve had to boil/cool it multiple times, something that isn’t really going to happen.

But one more thing to own, store, manage, for a little convenience.

I can boil 2 cups of water in the microwave in 5 minutes. Or 4. Takes about the same amount of time.

120v vs 220v

Also tea, as in tea time. Americans don’t have this custom, so it’s not a big driver.

I don’t think connectors were cheaper because of inconvenience, I think they made them cheaper to entice flyers so they could fill local connector flights.

Wish I could upvote you more.

Any time I take out a slotted screw, I throw the fucker away and replace with (preferably) torx, but I’ll settle for Phillips.

And given the lack of strength in these screws, cam-out is likely a positive (which is what the Phillips what’s designed to do).

Ok, this actually made me chuckle out loud.

You really nailed it

Not for a kid it isn’t.

And that’s the point you keep sweeping away.

Because necklaces are fragile. The end.

All that wood is quite weathered - I’m impressed it’s stayed up that long