My roommate set her e-reader to max contrast last Tuesday. She got a migraine so intense she spent the whole evening in bed with the lights off. I used to swear by high contrast for reading, but watching her suffer made me rethink that. The extreme black and white can actually strain your eyes a lot. It's not just about clarity if it makes you feel sick. Some settings are better left alone.

What temp did my buddy wrap at and still wreck his pork? He used to wrap way too early, like at 150, thinking it would speed things up. All it did was steam the meat and turn the bark to mush. He finally listened and now waits until it hits at least 175, which gives him a solid bark and still comes out juicy. The difference was night and day once he stopped rushing it.

My car's floor mats are basically a museum of those things. I definitely got excited over a "silver coin" last year that was just a tab half-buried in a parking lot.