THE BOILED EGG
soft, medium and hard: the minutes on the timer — and the degrees at which the white and the yolk set
CAST IRON SKILLET
seasoning in 6 steps and everyday care — after the official Lodge instructions
SUGAR IN FRUIT
grams of natural sugar per 100 g of fresh fruit — and how much water sits beside it
HERBS AND SPICES
what pairs with what, how much to use and what swaps for what — per extension publications MF3539 (Kansas State) and FN198 (NDSU)
SAFE MEAT TEMPERATURES
USDA minimums inside the cut: three numbers for all meat, the rest time, and an oven plan
THE SCOVILLE SCALE
chilli heat from the bell pepper to Pepper X: four peppers drawn to true scale, and the ladder of varieties
SOURDOUGH BREAD
the timeline, hydration and grams — per King Arthur Baking’s Naturally Leavened Sourdough Bread
TABLE SERVICE
which side each thing arrives from, in what order the table is served, and what the hand may touch
THE BRAILLE ALPHABET
63 characters of the cell in seven lines — 26 letters, the digits, the punctuation and 8 prefixes
BARBELL MATHS
the IWF colour code and the plate count: from target weight to each side of the bar, no calculator
BIT DEPTH
how many steps the level is cut into, what a bit adds, and why floating point is not the next row
CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
12 keys · key signatures · relative minors
DI, REAMP AND PREAMP
three boxes on one ruler of levels — where each one leads from and to
DRUM KIT NOTATION
where every drum and cymbal sits on the staff — per the Percussive Arts Society standard
THE ELECTRIC GUITAR PICKUP
one coil or two · six builds · where it sits along the string, and how high above it
ARPEGGIOS ON FIVE STRINGS
major and minor in one position · an octave and a fifth from the root
THE PENTATONIC
three positions · the root is marked
LOUDNESS ON DELIVERY
integrated loudness, true peak and the room between them — from the documents, not from hearsay
THE STEREO FIELD
what stays centred · what is spread · why the low end is not panned
MUSICAL DYNAMICS
the loudness marks from pp to ff, crescendo and diminuendo hairpins — and how the piano got its name
NOTE FREQUENCIES
the fundamental of every note in hertz · equal temperament, A = 440 Hz
C MAJOR FINGERING
right and left · one octave and two
SAMPLE RATES
what band each one describes, how much it leaves the filter, and what a minute weighs
THE BEAUFORT SCALE
thirteen forces of wind — from water like a mirror to a wave of fourteen metres