Took me forever to finally let go of the hand stuff too. Guess my back was too stubborn to admit the machine was just plain smarter than me.

Heard that color space thing explained once on a YouTube tutorial.

Five hundred houses and they're saving twelve bucks on connectors, brilliant.

Shaking them in a bowl works way faster because you're using momentum instead of picking at each one. The trick is to put just enough water to cover the seeds, not a whole sink full or they won't bounce around right. I've found that a plastic bowl with a lid works best since it gives a better seal than a plate on top. Some people add a pinch of salt to the water to help break down the membrane, but your mileage may vary on that one. Just be careful not to shake too hard or you'll end up with seed pulp everywhere.

Wait, aren't you supposed to use high temp brake grease on governor parts, not motor oil? Mobil 1's got additives that'll turn into sticky goo when they hit hot brake dust, that's why it locked up on you.