not sure if this qualifies as a technique

Having a cat works well for me.  Sometimes it takes him a few days, but he always seems to find anything that I drop.  

Yoga, lots and lots of yoga so bending over and trying to crawl into some tight space isn't so painful...

Hmmmm!

              I beg to differ. It seems that in different parts of countries, nay the world the carpet Monster is different. I just recently re-did my room and my working area. There wasn't even a trace of LEGOS or larger model parts that dropped. Now, I have no carpet and Guess what? The first thing I dropped was the Nose Cone from a missile from the Monogram Missile Set. The Missile? The Atlas of course! Nose cone about the size of normal LEGO size cones for roofs etc. It ain't even in the room!

       So, with that said I do believe we have a more obnoxious breed available that transports those parts to another dimension! I will keep you informed about the results of a scanner I am building. Let's hope I don't drop it before it's done-LOL!

Hello!

I say every idea to keep the carpet monster at bay counts... My idea would be to light the underside of the working desk, to help track those falling parts. Or keep a cat there... But those ideas are still essentially untested.

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł