wasting money on every batch" is a bit dramatic for rice water, a 4 dollar bag lasts me months either way. Just use less water and move on.

Akron diner logic says check the plug first, not the multimeter.

I killed three orchids before I figured out I was basically drowning them with love. Turns out "just a little splash every day" is not the move, who knew. My last one survived because I finally just ignored it for two weeks at a time.