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3663 Gardening thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANTING A SEED
When planting seed, don't cover it deeper than three times its diameter.
Anonymous, USA
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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4687 Science thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MEASUREING DNA CONCENTRATION
To approximate the concentration of a solution of DNA in nanograms per microliter, measure the absorbance at a wavelength of 260 nanometers and multiply by 50.
Frank, Biophysicist, Berkeley, CA, USA
(15) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-10-23)
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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4943 Landscaping thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LANDSCAPING
Good landscaping can add 10 to 15% to the value of a home. Replace old, overgrown landscaping with new. When designing, design for how you would like the house to look in ten years.
Bender Bernder Rodriguez, Proffessional Bender, Chicago, IL, USA
(31) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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80 Exploration thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING YOUR WAY
To find your way on a cloudy day, place your knife point-down on your thumbnail. Turn the knife slowly and you'll see a faint shadow. When the shadow is thinnest, you've found east if it's early morning, north if it's midday, and west if it's dusk.
Barak Rosenshine, professor of education, Urbana, Illinois
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 29 reviews
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336 Doctors thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GOING INTO DERMATOLOGY
You need one dermatologist for every 40,000 people.
Dr. Robert Horn, dermatologist
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592 Drinking thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STORING BEER
You lose one day of shelf life for every degree you let your beer get above 20 degrees Centigrade.
Dave Graham, engineer and authority on beer
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848 Climbing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
THE MOUNTAINEER'S WIND RULE
A plume of snow blowing from a peak higher than 7,000 meters means a wind of at least 100 miles per hour on the summit.
David Kumaki, physician, Shelburne, New Hampshire
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1104 Groups thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WORKING WITH GROUPS
Twenty percent of any group will be critical of the rest.
Marilyn Rider, Body & Soul, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1360 Jobs thumb thumb thumb
THE 80S RULE FOR WEIGHING YOUR SALARY
If a single career woman is not making her age times $1,000 in annual salary at age 30, she should either change careers or marry a career man making $80,000 or better and become a wife and mother. She can then live comfortably and afford one additional child for each $20,000 per year he makes over $80,000.
Barbara Greenlee B.S., R.N., Ship's Nurse, Kauai, Hawaii
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1616 Travel thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PREDICTING SPICINESS
The closer to the Tropic of Cancer, the spicier the food.
Thomas W. Neumann, anthropological archaeologist, wildlife ecologist, and field crew crisis manager
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1872 Lawyers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WINNING AN APPEAL
If you're defending the judgment of the trial court, it is good strategy to make the proceedings and judgment seem boring and obvious.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
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