Shaking the basket just doesn't do the same job. It moves the top ones but the ones on the bottom stay stuck. You really need to pull them out and flip each piece by hand for even cooking. That single layer rule exists for a reason.

I mean, maybe it's just me but I've never seen a manager actually say their top number. That report sounds a bit too clean. In my experience, a lot of them just shut down if you push too hard, like they take it personally.

Planned obsolescence is a real thing. They design stuff to break or feel outdated so you have to buy new.

Stumbled onto the same kind of wisdom from an old carpenter who told me to always check my work with a speed square before cutting, saved me so much wasted wood. Honestly it feels like that old school advice is always about the simple, constant checks we skip. They spent decades learning the hard way so we don't have to. That little level in your pocket is a perfect example, a tiny tool that stops a big mistake before it happens.

Ever notice how a color that looks fine on your big monitor is a blurry mess on a cheap phone in sunlight? I had a dark blue button on a navy background that looked sharp to me, but the test said it failed. My buddy with older eyes couldn't read it at all on his phone outside. Makes you wonder who we're really designing for.