Why do people keep grabbing chests without checking first? One hit from a mimic is enough for me to slow down every time after that. I just poke it from max range with a weak spell or a rock if the game lets me, cheap way to test it. Takes two seconds and saves you from losing an hour of play. Skipping the chest is fine too, no loot is worth that kind of walk back.

That screwdriver trick is the same thing my grandpa used to do with a pocket knife on old door hinges. Same idea. One thin edge slips in where a fat one cant. Its always the little tool that wins. We just assume bigger is better and fight the thing for years.

My oven was running 50 degrees hot for who knows how long and I burned so many batches before I figured it out with a cheap thermometer. Now I check it every few months because those things can drift over time.