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TEMPO CHANGES AT A DANCE PARTY
Dancers won't notice a change in tempo from song to song unless that change is over seven percent.
Max Vidrine, KDVS DJ, Davis, CA, USA
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ESTIMATING READING LEVEL
To estimate the reading level of a piece of writing, add the average sentence length and the percentage of hard words (three syllables or more), and multiply the sum by 0.4. The result will be the number of years of formal schooling required to easily understand the meaning on the first reading.
Tom Stave, Librarian, Eugene, Oregon, USA
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USING EASTERN STYLE TOILETS
When using an eastern style toilet only drop trou down to your knees and not to the ankles. Otherwise you will either mess your trousers or mess in your trousers.
Keith Pursch, Technical service rep., Spokane Valley, Washington, USA
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PLAYING CARDS
Don't bet more money than you have in your pocket on any card game.
Martin M. Bruce Ph.D Ph.D, psychologist, Larchmont, New York
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ESTIMATING THE COST OF ELECTRICAL WORK
To increase your electrical service entrance capacity, figure on $10 per amp.
Greg from Cincinnati Gas & Electric
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HUNTING FOR FOOD
If a turtle covers the bottom of a five-gallon bucket, then it will make a decent meal.
Wayne Jennings, maintenance mechanic, Cayutaville, New York
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BUYING LIFE INSURANCE
Parents with young children should have five or six times their salaries in life insurance. People without children should have enough to pay off their debts.
Sharon Yntema, writer, Ithaca, New York
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FIGURING OUT A MOVIE
In a murder mystery, if there's a close-up scene of a character for no apparent reason, that character is most likely the killer.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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CARING FOR DOGS
Housebreaking a puppy will depreciate the net worth of your home and clothes by 5 to 10 percent.
Al Hassan, veterinarian and doctor, Sacramento, California
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HEATING A RENTAL UNIT
You can expect a 40 percent reduction in energy consumption when a tenant assumes responsibility for the energy bills.
Larry Beck, joiner, Ludlowville, New York
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EATING A CANTALOUPE
A cantaloupe is ripe when it has a musky smell at the end opposite the stem.
Brad Edmondson, editor, American Demographics
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