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FLYING A SAILPLANE
To determine the best speed to fly in wind, add half the wind speed to what you calculate otherwise.
John Campbell, glider pilot, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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RULES OF ROMANCE
Jewish men make the best husbands.
Francine Green, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 3.1 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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MANAGING PARKING METERS
Most cities can expect the annual income from parking meter fines to be twice the income from parking meter deposits.
Marie E. Witmer, director of technical services, Institutional and Municipal Parking Congress, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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SPOTTING A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM
The better the band, the worse the football team.
Tom Lucas, software artist, Berkeley, California
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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TESTING YOUR SEX DRIVE
Your sex drive is inversely proportional to the sensitivity of your funny-bone.
Bob Cornett, photographer, New York, New York
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Current Rating: 3.6 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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USING AN AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE
To cut down on your trips to the automatic teller machine, estimate how much money you need to withdraw, round up to the next $10, and add $20.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PLAYING TENNIS
If you're nervous, the first thing that goes is your footwork.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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ESTIMATING BRICK QUANTITIES
In the United States, standard modular brick requires 6.8 bricks per square foot of wall area.
Nathan Odle, Real Estate Developer, Civil Engineer, Commercial Contractor, USA
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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COLD WEATHER CYCLING RULE
If you are warm at the start of the ride, you will be way too warm once underway. You should be a little cool when standing around waiting to go.
fixedgear, bicyclist
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Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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GAMBLING TIPS
To calculate the odds of getting a certain roll from a pair of dice, take the difference between the number you want and 7, then subtract the result from 6. This will tell you how many chances in 12 you have of winning.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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WORKING WITH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
The finished product will usually draw 50 percent more réplique de montres suisse than the electrical engineer estimated when he or she designed the circuit.
Michael D. Miles, Aloha, Oregon
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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