This is something I've noticed with older people, mainly men - the desire to do e.g. household or other maintenance-type tasks themselves, without explaining how to do it, even preferring that I'm not there. It usually happens when I ask whether I can help with these tasks, or if I ask for help w...

Banana for scale If you've spent some time on the internet, there's a pretty good chance that you've heard these words at least once. Usually, in the context of a picture where the object is of an ambiguous size and the photographer has provided a reference – often, a banana. People, writing im...