My aunt's farmhouse has the original 1940s wiring, and it's never given her trouble. I always figured newer was safer, but seeing her place made me rethink that. Those old materials really did hold up, unlike the plastic stuff today that cracks after a few years. Why did we stop building things to last? It's like we forgot how to make things right the first time.

Half seems like a really high number though. I've had my share of weird electrical stuff and it's usually a blown fuse or a bad sensor. Not sure I buy that it's always just a loose wire.

Fruit concentrate can still have vitamins, @the_jade, so it's not all marketing glue.