Yeah, you can't beat that gas power for real work. Borrowed my neighbor's fancy battery saw for some overgrown limbs last fall. It was fine for a few small branches, then just quit when the battery got low. My old gas saw? It just runs all day, even when it's chewing through wet, heavy wood. Sometimes the old tools are still the right tools.

Had the same doubt until a cheap bunch of carnations from the grocery store. Put them in a clean vase with the packet, and they looked fresh for over ten days. The control group in a different vase with tap water started to fade and get slimy by day five. It's not magic, but the stuff clearly stops bacteria and gives them a little sugar boost. My test wasn't fancy, but it was enough to change my routine.

Got any more coffee for a quick coastline?

Watched my buddy shear a bolt after a ten-minute soak.

That old formula would probably gum up a spray gun.