# Thob Observations: Week 3 Task 2 - Texture Swap Edge Case Audit

### Thob Observations from Task Notes
*   **Edge Case: Asset Size Stress Test**: Discovered a critical **Silent Upload Limit at ~5MB**. High-resolution textures (like the 8K **Jupiter** and **Sun** maps) fail to upload; the builder does not provide an error message, leading to "stale" or "missing" asset states.
*   **Edge Case: Multi-Asset Persistence**: Once textures are within the size limit, the interaction is stable, but **Session Persistence is MISSING**. Selecting Jupiter and refreshing the browser resets the object to its **default texture** only.
*   **Edge Case: Aspect Ratio/Mapping**: The Sphere UV mapping correctly handled different 2:1 aspect ratio textures without stretching or seam issues.
*   **Main limitation observed**: **Silent Failures & State Reset.** The loss of selection state on refresh means that "previewing" a specific texture variant requires manual re-selection every time the builder reloads.
*   **Reliability Verdict**: **Partially Reliable / Fragile** (Due to persistence and upload limits).

### Console Warnings/Errors Seen (Deduplicated) and Probable Meaning
1.  **Hydration Noise**: `No HydrateFallback element provided`. (Standard builder startup noise).
2.  **Controlled State Toggle**: `undefined is changing from uncontrolled to controlled`.
    *   *Meaning*: Confirms that the internal React state for the `RadioGroup` or `MaterialVariant` is not initialized until the first user click.
3.  **Binding Redundancy**: `GetBindingData... method already registered`.
4.  **Silent Timeout**: `Failed to load resource: 404 Found`. (Occurs on oversized texture attempts).

### Overall Read
Thob's texture system is visually stable for small assets, but the **Asset Pipeline** and **Session Persistence** are significant gaps. The fact that selections reset to default on reload indicates that the visual "State" is not being saved into the local editor session correctly.