Well, it's Puzzling SE, so I guess people are more likely to give (and upvote) theory-heavy answers. The "unloved" practical answer would probably be more popular on Home Improvement SE. But SE sites also tend to reward elaborate answers, even if they're not 100% correct. For instance, the accepted answer on this Aviation SE question https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/94879/why-does-... is not really correct, while my (very convincing, even if I say so myself) answer only got 2 upvotes - Ok, the fact that I posted it 2 weeks after the other answer also might have something to do with it...