Isn't this why so many hobbies get ruined by skipping to the advanced tricks first?

Heard my friend compare the Ring Nebula to a coaster after @diana_carr66?

Dealt with a similar mess when my homemade sauerkraut overflowed last month. In my experience, that's just part of the process, like @lucash53 said about putting everything on a big plate. You kinda learn to expect it after a while, but it still catches you off guard sometimes.

Scrubbed pins with a wire brush?

My buddy Carlos at the auto shop had a trainee who kept messing up wheel alignments. He finally took the kid under the lift, put his hands on the adjustment bolts, and moved them slow so the trainee could see exactly how much turn changed the reading. They spent an hour just on that, with Carlos letting him feel the resistance and watch the dials move together. After that, the kid got it right every time. It's like the brain needs to see the hands doing the work to make the connection stick.