Saw a friend try that, balloon exploded lol.

That whole "hypnotism" thing misses the point completely. What looks like magic is just years of practice moving slow and steady. A good farrier reads the animal's energy and works with it, so the horse just chills out. It's a skill, not a secret trick.

Actually, nobody talks about how this debate misses the point of why skills change. Old methods often came with huge waste and guesswork that new tools fix. But losing that hands-on feel means we might not spot weird problems that machines don't flag. It's not just about building better mechanics, it's about whether we're training people to think or just to follow prompts. The real loss is when we stop asking why things work at all.

Last year's brisket took 14 hours and came out like a brick. My dog wouldn't even eat it, and he once tried to swallow a sock whole. So maybe your boss did you a favor by saving you from potential public shame. Tbh I'm the reason my friends suggest ordering pizza for cookouts now. At least with a missed contest, you still have the dream of perfect ribs. I just have the reality of being a grill menace.