Yeah, using lug nuts for balance is a brilliant way to ensure your car wobbles itself apart.

Absolutely feel this in my bones, and @hugo675 is so right about the imperfections being part of the secret. Those stained cards are like kitchen heirlooms that actually do the work. Something about the physical act of reading cursive and seeing a decades-old grease spot makes you pay a different kind of attention. My most trusted recipes are the ones where the cardstock is practically soft from use, and you can tell which steps caused the panic splatters. Digital versions just feel temporary, but a weathered card feels like a direct line to every person who ever made it work.