My Dad puts all the plates no matter the size in order of how he grabs them off the sink and also proceeds to space them apart at various lengths.

We are on the other end of the scale here in Australia with heatwave conditions.

We have compulsory, preferential and paper ballot voting and the majority is counted election night in all levels of government. Federally our senate counting takes a little longer but the House winner determines the Prime Minister so that is first.