Exactly, it's funny how we skip over simple fixes... like using a bread clip to organize cords instead of buying cable ties. My dad always used a butter knife as a screwdriver in a pinch, and it worked just fine for years. That marker line trick is the same kind of smart, low-cost thinking. We get so used to specialized tools that we forget how adaptable ordinary stuff can be.

I mean, hacking them up for scrap is just wrong.

That bit about bonding over anticipation rings true for my buddy. When his favorite show got delayed, he ended up in online forums making theories with strangers for weeks. By the time it aired, he had a whole new group of friends from all that shared waiting.

Last winter, a friend's space heater melted its plug from thin wire, scary stuff.

Wait, what kind of tester do you use?