Hang on, the "clip the ends flush" part got me. You just leave those sharp little nubs on there? I feel like that would shred my drysuit seals first time I bumped against them.

Figure out if the clay was drying out fast on your site, because that can make cheap trowels flex way more than they should. I worked a wetter site in Gloucestershire where the WHS held up fine against a Marshalltown, so the soil conditions might be the real factor here. Your mileage may vary but I would try swapping on your next dig with a different soil type before writing off the WHS completely.

Haha yeah I read somewhere that most "smoothie challenges" are basically just marketing gimmicks. People end up hating their blenders by day 4 and just eat pizza instead.

Actually Spanish horseshoes weren't common in the 1700s, they used mules more.

Saw a report saying nearly one in three people can't spot a deepfake these days, which is wild.