To make a statement about a subject that immediately reveals you know nothing about it. If you hadn’t epoxied the birdbath, you would have remained a philosopher.
To become confused when attempting to follow a guide, with catastrophic results. “You tried to bake foil-wrapped potatoes in the microwave?” – “Yeah, the recipe confused me and I ended up epoxying the birdbath.”
To give worthless but technically accurate advice to someone, just so you can tell them it’s their own fault when something inevitably goes wrong. Take an old computer and first epoxy the ethernet port so it’s not able to go online. (…) Write down the key and bury the paper wallet under a birdbath in your backyard.