I have come to the pseudo-scientific conclusion that approximately 30 - 45% of all shop time is spent looking for "that thing I just had in my hand five seconds ago".  This conclusion is based on numerous imprecise statistical analysis of prior projects, mountains of anecdotal evidence and copious amounts of frustration during many works in progress.  I further have found that this holds true regardless of the type of shop (woodworking, metalworking, electrical, etc.) in which said projects occur.  If anyone has any evidence to the contrary, I am willing to listen.

 

ah.... there's your problem: you put things down!  if you had 8 arms, like an octopus, you could use 2 to work, and have 6 remaining to hold things!  i suggest turning into an octopus.

5 minutes ago, DAB said:

ah.... there's your problem: you put things down!  if you had 8 arms, like an octopus, you could use 2 to work, and have 6 remaining to hold things!  i suggest turning into an octopus.

Man I have all I can do working with two arms and legs, never mind all those extras.  

...Now where did that go?  

...It was there just 5 seconds ago! 

I think someone may have just stumbled upon the why come our good friend @steven newman gets so danged much done - he's morphed into an octopus!  Has anyone ever seen a picture of him?

2 minutes ago, Cal said:

Has anyone ever seen a picture of him?

Umm, now we have a problem, you can't post pictures wearing a shop apron and just your underwear.  

1 minute ago, Gunny said:

Umm, now we have a problem, you can't post pictures wearing a shop apron and just your underwear.  

..But that's Covid wear. 

@Thad

Where did you find the video of me? 

Just now, Larry Buskirk said:

@Thad

Where did you find the video of me? 

That is my constant state of shop awareness!!

Just now, Thad said:

That is my constant state of shop awareness!!

 ...Didn't know I had any Alabama relatives. 

Just now, Larry Buskirk said:

 ...Didn't know I had any Alabama relatives. 

Shoppiness doesn't respect state boundaries.  We are EVERYWHERE!

1 minute ago, Thad said:

Shoppiness doesn't respect state boundaries.  We are EVERYWHERE!

...So how many times have you looked for something only to find that it was in your hand the whole time? 

1 minute ago, Larry Buskirk said:

...So how many times have you looked for something only to find that it was in your hand the whole time? 

HAHAHAHAHAHA too many times to count either in the hand or sitting on the bench over and over looked hundreds of times....

Just now, AndrewB said:

HAHAHAHAHAHA too many times to count either in the hand or sitting on the bench over and over looked hundreds of times....

...I didn't mention looking for glasses only to realize they were on face the whole time. 

I want to know how it burrows so deep in the pile when I just set it down two seconds ago.

3 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I want to know how it burrows so deep in the pile when I just set it down two seconds ago.

...The world may never know. 

46 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

...So how many times have you looked for something only to find that it was in your hand the whole time? 

I don't think I could count that high, even if i took my shoes off.

42 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

...I didn't mention looking for glasses only to realize they were on face the whole time. 

Swapping between my regular glasses and safety glasses doubles the effect!

28 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

I want to know how it burrows so deep in the pile when I just set it down two seconds ago.

I suspect miniature wormholes or quantum movement is responsible.  A lot of quantum physics problems could probably be solved in the shop.

Octopi have 9 brains and 3 hearts.   So "majority rule?"

https://apnews.com/article/ba6e3fa5bb804565b9d6d666b6d40a73#:~:text=The giant Pacific octopus has,making reality stranger than fiction.&text=A central brain controls the,that biologists say controls movement.&text=Two hearts pump blood to the gills.