Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 451 Electricity MAKING A SPARK A spark needs 25,000 volts for every inch of air it has to jump. Scott Parker, quoting Mr. Wizard, Beaumont, Texas Current Rating: 4.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews Comments (0) You must login to Rate.

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5528 Business
IF NEW BUSINESS PARTNER FORGOT HIS WORDS
If your new business partner forgot what he said at least once, cancel all businesses with him immediately. He will bring a lot of trouble.
Andrius, Kaunas
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5527 Uncategorized
NO BUSINESS WITH PAST ABUSERS
If somebody has ever molested you, clowned you, bullied you - their attitude towards you will never change in their entire life.
Andrius, Kaunas
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5526 Photography
SUNNY 16 RULE FOR PERFECT PHOTOS
On a sunny day, set the shutter speed on your camera to the number closest to your camera's ISO or your film speed. Set your aperture to 16. Your exposure should be perfect. Widen your aperture three stops on cloudy days.
Dominic Duncombe, Photographer, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
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5525 Weather
RUNNING VS WALKING IN THE RAIN
It has been said that a person would be less wet if they ran in the rain versus if they walked that same distance. Fact of the matter is that it’s the opposite. A person who runs will be wetter than if they walked that same distance. It seems counterintuitive, but the etching steel show put this to the test. Here is a link to that experiment. From now on, I’ll be strolling in the rain while others will think me crazy, but I’ll be drier than them.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5524 Telephones
ANSWERING AFTER 5 RINGS = WAS ON TOILET
Anyone who answers a phone call after five rings must have been sitting on the _____ --T.L. Brink
Roger Knights, Seattle, WA, United States
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5523 Personalities
MANY BUMPER STICKERS = DON'T RILE
You'll be sorry if you get into an argument with someone who drives a car with more than two bumper stickers. --T.L. Brink
Roger Knights, Seattle, WA, United States
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5522 Ages and Stages
12-YEAR=OLD GIRLS RINGING DOORBELLS
When a pair of twelve year old girls ring a doorbell, they are either selling cookies or looking for a lost puppy. --T.L. Brink
Roger Knights, Seattle, WA, United States
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5521 Restaurants
A TIP ABOUT DINING OUT
Customers generally leave a larger tip if they directly pay the wait staff rather than paying at the counter on the way out.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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