Question about hoof wall separation on a draft horse

I had a Belgian mare with a chronic crack in her right front hoof for about a year. I started packing the defect with a medicated clay and wrapping it with a breathable bandage after every trim, about every six weeks. After three shoeing cycles, the separation had grown out enough that I could trim it all away cleanly. The owner was shocked at the difference. Has anyone else had success with a specific packing material for this kind of issue?

My frozen fries turned into a smoky mess in my kitchen

I was in my apartment in Denver last month, trying to cook a whole bag of frozen fries in my air fryer at once. The basket was too full, and the hot air couldn't move around, so the fries just steamed and dripped grease onto the heating element. My kitchen filled with smoke in about three minutes, and my smoke alarm went off. I had to open all the windows in the cold. Has anyone else had this happen, and what's the right amount to put in for one cook?

Heard a line cook call a burnt sauce 'caramelized with extra ambition'

I was grabbing a late lunch at a diner in Cleveland last week and overheard the kitchen crew. One cook yelled back, 'Table four's sauce is caramelized with extra ambition, chef!' The head chef just laughed and said, 'Alright, remake it, but I like the spirit.' It made me think about how the right attitude can turn a mistake into a learning moment instead of a yelling match. How do you guys handle those little kitchen mess-ups without killing morale?

Hot take: I thought those 'no dig' post anchors were a total gimmick until a job in Phoenix last week.

We had to set 40 posts in pure caliche and the manual auger was a nightmare, but the screw-in anchors went in with an impact driver in like 10 minutes each. Anyone else tried these on really hard ground?

Looked at my phone screen time and it was 6 hours yesterday

That's more than I spent sleeping. It's just from checking news and scrolling while watching TV. How do you even start cutting that number down?

A random comment at the Portland anime con totally changed how I see 'Your Lie in April'

I was at the con last year, just grabbing a drink, and this girl named Chloe saw my Kousei shirt. She said, 'That show isn't about music, it's about the silence BETWEEN the notes.' We talked for like twenty minutes about that one idea. It made me rewatch the whole series and I finally got it. Anyone else have a small comment that completely flipped an anime for them?

I was reading an old repair manual for a 1970s Nikon F2 and found out they used a specific type of asbestos in the mirror damper foam. Found it in a PDF from a camera museum archive.

Warning: A simple chalk line trick saved me from a bad pick yesterday

I was setting up for a pick on a tight site in Portland, moving a big HVAC unit onto a roof. The spotter was giving me hand signals, but with the sun glare and some scaffolding in the way, I just couldn't get a clear visual on the final landing spot from my cab. I remembered an old head telling me once to 'mark your target, not just your path.' So before the lift, I had my ground guy run a bright red chalk line on the roof deck exactly where the unit's corners needed to land. From up high, that thin red line was way easier to see than trying to guess the spot. It made lining up the final few inches simple, and we set it down perfect on the first try. Has anyone else used a simple ground marking like that when the sight lines get tricky?

Showerthought: I almost skipped my neighbor's garage sale last Saturday...

I was running late for my shift and saw the signs for it on Elm Street. Ended up grabbing a vintage toolbox for fifteen bucks that's way better than my plastic one. Anyone know a good way to clean up old, slightly rusty tools?

Update: I was at a talk in Phoenix and a guy showed me the original blueprints.

They didn't match the official story about the building collapse at all, so now I dig into primary sources first. Anyone else find that official reports leave out key details?