[globular-toast]

No need to make a "backup" branch. Learn to trust the reflog.

[lemonlearnings]

That is like learn to trust the indestructibility of matter. I can still lose (not able to locate...) my keys even though they still exist!

[lloeki]

reflog doesn't keep things through gc.

the only thing that does keep a git object is having a ref that (directly or transitively) points to it