But that's kind of the point, right? They make them cheap so we can afford to replace things and get newer models. If everything lasted forever, nobody would buy new stuff and the whole system falls apart.

Actually, wasn't the growth rate thing from the 90s? I remember reading the old study was in '96. So more like a 90s problem.

Honestly, humidity is just a handy excuse for bad prep work. That glue was probably old or applied too thick to begin with. A proper workspace fixes the issue, not obsessing over the weather.

Remember that time we argued for weeks over which hoof pick brand was best?

Same thing happened with our old showerhead. Swapped it for a low flow one and cut the bill almost in half.