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Colder temperatures dull your sense of taste. That's the reason why soft-serve ice cream tastes so much better than very cold ice cream. It's also why completely melted ice cream tastes TOO SWEET to drink. I expect refrigerating milk chocolate will have mostly negative effects on its taste, while dark chocolate may benefit from tasting less bitter, unless you let it warm-up again before eating.
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British electrical wiring gives me nightmares. Those gigantic plugs that are incompatible with the rest of the world, all have fuses in them. Why? Because the whole house is basically on one single "ring" circuit with no individual breakers... This supposedly dates back to the war, when copper was in extremely short supply, but that's no excuse not to update to decent modern designs, now. And the electric shaver plug in the bathroom is similar to a Euro-plug, but only guaranteed to supply an amp. You might start a fire if you try to run a hair dryer off of it.

And yes, those tiny washer/drier combos are at least TWICE as expensive as buying a separate and full-sized washer & dryer, don't clean or dry as well, etc. The only reason for it seems to be not needing to run a dryer vent outside (which isn't very difficult at all). When lacking floor-space, washer & driers can simply be stacked on top of each other, fitting in the smallest closets without trouble.
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‘Can it be something about eating pears?’ It just started to click in my head. I said, ‘You mean like, ‘Eating pears again, I can’t wait to start eating pears again?’ They said, ‘That’s great.'

I'm starting to think being a musician is ridiculously easy...
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I like it. Stairs always look like stairs, but the zigzag pattern and floating mount actually breaks it up and makes it non-obvious that you're supposed to walk up these.
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Thanks to my multiple-layout typing, I actually know the trick to being able to switch your motor controls back and forth. What you need is strong contextual hints. The fewer visual, tactile, etc., differences, the harder it is for you. If the reverse-steering bike was dramatically different than every normal bike, it would be much easier to switch between them. But since it's practically identical to regular bikes, it's vastly harder for your mind to distinguish when to apply each different motor skill pathway.

I'd try modifying the reverse-geared bike with drop/racing handlebars, painted a unique color, hornless seat, streamers, etc. In fact starting with a recumbent bike would probably work pretty well. Alternatively, you could (probably) manage it by only ever riding your reverse-geared bike on one or two certain road/trail/paths, and NEVER riding a regular bicycle down those same locations. If they are sufficiently obviously different than each other, you won't get confused.
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