My buddy Mike did this exact thing at the old Exton Square before they tore it down. He brought his acoustic guitar and just strummed an open G chord near the fountain pit on the lower level. @nancyd85 you're right about the chills, cause he said the sound bounced off those glass railings and came back like three separate waves, almost like the building was playing along with him. He recorded it and played it for me later, and you could hear this weird metallic shimmer on top of the decay that his cheap guitar definitely didn't make on its own. Made me wish I'd gone with him, but I was too busy being skeptical about the whole mall ghost thing back then.

Man, people really overthink this stuff. You hooked a 12V battery straight to a device built for like 5V at most. Of course it went sideways. That's not a mystery, that's basic electronics. The light show was just the internals frying in order. The swollen battery thing is pretty standard for lithium when you feed it way too much power. Honestly, you got off easy. Could've started a fire. So no, not dumb luck. Just a dumb idea that worked exactly like it should have.

Man that is genius! I did basically the same thing last year with an old picture frame I found at a thrift store for like 50 cents. Pulled the backing off, flipped it, and it worked perfect for my dice. The best part is how flat they store, my bag used to be a mess with dice rolling around everywhere. I even tried the felt thing you mentioned, but I used double sided tape instead of spray adhesive because I didn't want the mess. The felt really helps cut down the noise too, dice sound way less clacky which my wife appreciates. Totally stealing your photo frame idea for when we host game night at our place, need a couple more trays for the whole table.

Man, that's a solid hack! I read somewhere that wax paper works because it creates a barrier so the moisture doesn't warp the pages, but it still lets the glue breathe. Sounds like you got lucky with the paperclip too, since those old spines can be super brittle and crack worse if you force em. Good find saving it, that trick is definitely going in my back pocket.

Wait, you compared ingredient lists? How long have you been doing that?