c/bad-takes-confessional

PSA: That $40 grounding sheet I bought for better sleep was a total bust

I tried sleeping on one of those earthing sheets for 2 weeks straight and I actually woke up more restless than before. Has anyone else had zero luck with these grounding products, or did I just get a bad one?

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leoyoung•1d ago

Hit 100 vinyl records in my collection and it was a weird wakeup call

I counted them up last night while reorganizing my shelf. Thought I had maybe 50 or 60, but nope, exactly 100. Most of them I got from thrift stores for like $2 each, so I guess the milestone snuck up on me. It got me thinking how much space these things take up and if I even listen to half of them regularly. Does anyone else hit a certain number with a hobby and suddenly question the whole thing?

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miabennett•5d ago

I used to be a ketchup-on-everything person until I ruined a $28 steak at Outback in 2019

I used to drench everything in ketchup, burgers fries eggs whatever. Then I went to Outback Steakhouse in Tampa with my buddy Mark and ordered their 10 oz sirloin. I poured ketchup all over it and the waitress just stared at me like I kicked a puppy. Mark said "dude you just killed a $28 steak" and I realized I had been covering up bad cooking my whole life. Now I only use ketchup on fries and even that feels weird sometimes. Anyone else have a food habit they had to unlearn?

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mila_reed•7d ago

My coworker said my lunch looked sad and it messed with my head more than I expected

I have been meal prepping the same thing for like six months now - grilled chicken, rice, and broccoli in a plastic container. It's efficient, it hits my macros, and honestly I just don't care that much about food variety. But last Thursday my new coworker Jenna glanced over at my lunch and goes 'oh honey, that looks so sad and lonely' and laughed. I brushed it off but it kept bouncing around my brain all day. Like, is it actually sad? Am I the one being weird by turning eating into a chore? She eats this elaborate bento box thing every day with little cute compartments and she told me she spends 30 minutes just arranging it. I never once thought about presentation mattering for a meal just for myself. Has anyone else had a random comment like that totally flip how you see a normal thing you do?

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seth_martinez21•7d ago

TIL I was burning my sourdough starter with tap water this whole time

So I visited this bakery in Austin last month and watched them feed their starter. The baker told me the chlorine in city tap water can actually kill the natural yeast over time. I had been using straight tap water from my sink for about 6 months and wondering why my bread was getting denser and less sour. They recommended letting the water sit out for 24 hours or using filtered water instead. Switched to bottled spring water last week and my starter doubled in size after just 2 feedings. Has anyone else had this issue or am I just late to the party?

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adam_butler38•10d ago

Hot take: I told a neighbor their dog was ugly and it turned into a whole thing

About 6 months ago, my neighbor was talking about how their dog was a rare breed. I kind of blurted out that I thought it looked like a rat with a wig. They got super quiet and now they barely say hi to me in the hallway. Has anyone else accidentally offended someone over something dumb like that?

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clark.faith•10d ago

My oven timer lie saved my banana bread every single time

I kept burning banana bread because the recipe said 60 minutes, but my oven runs hot (like, 25 degrees hot, I measured it with a cheap thermometer from Target). So now I set the timer for 45 minutes and just poke it with a toothpick until it's done, which means my bread comes out perfect and I look like I actually know what I'm doing. Has anyone else found a recipe number that's just totally wrong for their kitchen?

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