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USING YOUR NOSE TO AVOID CONTAMINATION
If a material has any "scent" - it's "outgassing" and cannot be used for space applications where cleanliness is important.
Dean Sheridan, Anaheim, CA, USA
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Current Rating: 7.5 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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BARBEQUING FATTY FOODS
For fatty foods, leave 40 percent of the grill exposed to avoid flareups.
Gerri Willis, USA
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Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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PAINTING YOUR HOME
There is nothing more expensive than a cheap paint brush. The added coverage you'll get from the first two gallons of paint will easily make up the difference in cost. Plus you get to enjoy using a fine tool!
Maitlen W. Montmarency, painter, kailua, hi, usa
(10) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-03-24)
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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AVOID AN ACCIDENT
If the driver in front of you makes a mistake, give him plenty of room because there is a high probability that he is going to make one or two more shortly.
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
(56) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-05-27)
Current Rating: 9 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING YOUR HEDGE
If you want to be prepared for fixing your hedge when one of the bushes needs replacing, don’t wait until it happens. If you’re just planting the hedge, plant several “spares”, with sun able to get to them on all sides. Then, when one needs replacing, and it will happen, you have a great replacement even if it’s the end bush. Don’t forget to trim them when ever you trim the main hedge. If it’s an established hedge, buy some replacements now, fertilize and water them to get them up to size as quickly as possible so that you can keep your hedge looking uniform.
Dick Gehring, Consultant, NY
(56) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-05-27)
Current Rating: 7.5 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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THE WEEKEND SAILOR'S RULE
The distance traveled in 3 minutes, measured in yards, divided by 100, equals your speed in knots. Conversely, your speed in knots, times 100, is how many yards you will travel in 3 minutes. Here's an example: 15 knots equals 1,500 yards every 3 minutes.
Robert Hastings, Master Chief Petty Officer, United States Coast Guard
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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SELLING A BUSINESS
A retail business will sell for 0.75 to 1.5 times its net, plus equipment and inventory.
Terri Thompson, New York, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
For fuel efficiency in a tailwind, reduce your speed by a quarter of the tailwind component. In a headwind, increase your speed by a sixth of it.
Peter Garrison, writer and pilot
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING
People will lapse into silence after every 20 minutes of conversation.
Margie Halpin, unemployed sprinkler fitter's apprentice, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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THE MARKETING RULE OF THREE
Any new product should have at least three easily recognizable advantages over its competition.
Lloyd Barringer, sales representative
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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LANDING AN AIRPLANE
Begin your descent 5 miles out for every 1,000 feet of altitude you have to lose. If you are 8,000 feet above the ground, start your descent 40 miles from the airport.
Bruce Landsberg, pilot and writer
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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