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First time installing crown molding and my brain short-circuited
I was cutting a long piece for a coved ceiling, holding it up at the weird angle, and for a solid minute I couldn't tell which side was supposed to be the top. Have you ever just stared at a piece of trim so long it stopped making sense?
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flores.robin1mo ago
Oh man, I know that feeling too well. I was holding a piece of chair rail once, turning it over and over, and my brain just gave up trying to picture the wall. I must have stood there for five minutes before it finally clicked. It’s like your eyes stop seeing the shape after a while. Totally normal, but it makes you feel a bit silly in the moment.
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finleyw581mo ago
Tell me about it. I was putting up some trim last weekend and got stuck looking at a corner piece. My eyes just would not make sense of the angles no matter how long I stared. It's that weird fog where you know the answer but your brain won't give it up. You stand there feeling dumb until it suddenly comes together. Honestly, it's a comfort to hear others go through the same thing. Our minds just short circuit sometimes on simple stuff.
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