Wait, a locked door at a train station?

My old roommate was convinced name brand AA batteries lasted twice as long. We did a blind test with his TV remote and a stopwatch. The generic store brand from the dollar store outlasted the expensive ones by a solid week. He still buys the fancy ones, says it's about "peace of mind.

My friend's starter got left in a cold car overnight and looked totally flat. Two feeds later it was rising like nothing happened.

Trains you to expect things to break" is the real kicker. It makes you feel smart for seeing the failure coming, but you're just getting good at being disappointed. What a miserable superpower.