Everyone says you need a 5mm thickness for a basic tumbler, but I've been making them at 3mm for years

I keep seeing new folks at the studio in Asheville get told they'll get cracks if they go under 5mm, but that's just not true if you know how to manage your heat. I've sold over 200 pieces at 3mm and only had one come back, and that was from a drop. The extra weight just isn't needed for most daily use pieces. Has anyone else found they can go thinner without issues if they're careful?

Overheard a guy at the grocery store say he spent $40 on one steak

Honestly, I was in line at the Safeway on 5th and he was telling his buddy about this fancy dinner. Tbh, it just made me think about how I can make a whole pot of chili for my family for less than that one piece of meat. I grabbed a can of beans and some ground turkey instead and felt way better. Ngl, has anyone else had a moment like that where you just see the value in the simple stuff?

Vent: I tried using a for loop to build a simple list in Python and it gave me a weird error for 2 hours. I think everyone's wrong about starting with loops.