My entire toolbox used to be duct tape for every leak (it never held more than a day, honestly). Seeing that plastic bag trick last winter changed my whole outlook on quick fixes, because it actually contains the mess instead of just redirecting it. The bag might look a little silly wrapped around the pipe, but you can leave it for hours while you figure out a real solution. Bubble wrap might be next, though the kids would probably pop it all before it did any good.

Had a rock in my desert photos for years, swore it was petrified wood. Showed a geologist friend who just goes "that's a weirdly shaped river stone, Liz." Felt so sure, right? It's funny how our brains lock onto an idea. Your Badlands story is the best kind of campfire tale.

Been there, my cornbread once turned into cement.

Just a cut? You needed stitches.