My buddy's boss tore his report apart, but the next one was flawless.

Learned that lesson checking the weather before a hike last Tuesday.

Just picture monks handwriting every single bible until their hands cramp up forever. News would travel so slow we'd hear about the Spanish Inquisition years after it started, which honestly might be a perk. We'd probably still think the sun goes around the Earth because that science paper would still be copying by quill.

Seeing those British Museum shards @richardsullivan mentioned totally changed my mind. I used to think the same as you, but up close they can look like regular broken stuff lmao. Now I get how a boss could mix them up.

That glass for sapphires trick is old as dirt. What tests do you do now besides just using a loupe? Was the local guy in on the scam or just clueless? How do you even find a real dealer in a place like Mumbai? You must double check every little thing now.