21 century common problem and it's household solutions

We all have electronics in our homes. And im sure we all had to deal with electronics failure. Starting from ur pc failing to boot up and ending with ur toaster burning the hell outta ur bread. Of course when something like this happens, you wont even consider taking it to ur local repair shop ... thats something unheard of ... instead u try and fix it urself, how hard can it be to fix it afterall ?. As a self respecting citizen of the 21 century the manual of the item which should say something about what to do has already been recycled by now (assuming u acually bodered to trew it to the garbage) so you try some well known ways that have proven effective time and time again. Usually when somethings fails the first thing we do is unplug it and plug it again, who knows. This first method is like a prologue for the next. Nobody actually expects it to work so they get mad, a crucial emotional must for the next method, the all famous "hit it untill it works". This has some great side effects as it relieves the pressure and stress. The funny thing is in about 34% of cases it actually works :)). If this simple technique fails too then its time for the ultimate way that everyone fears. You have too act like a pro and fix it urself. Usually this has some very funny results as the outcome of the "surgery" rarely resembles to its former self. But then again who can blame you for tryng.