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2459
Fish
CHOOSING A FISHING POLE
Your fishing pole should be twice the length of your arm.
Hillary Schaefer, age 10, essay contest winner," ""Advice to Pres. Bush", Wausau, Wisconsin
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Politics
CALCULATING ERROR MARGINS IN POLLS
Reported error margins in polls and surveys are always under-estimates of the true error margin. According to the American Statistical Association: "Multiply the currently reported margin of error associated by 1.7 to obtain a more accurate estimate of the margin of error."
OntologicalDoubt, Psychologist, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Driving
MAKING A LEFT
When waiting for traffic to allow you to make a left turn, keep your front wheels straight. Don't turn them in anticipation of the turn. If hit from behind you will nose into oncoming traffic.
F Massimo, Software Consultant, Kings Park, NY, USA
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Driving
EXITING FREEWAY TRAFFIC
What's the best speed? With following traffic, do your best to drive off the freeway at traffic speed and THEN brake. If you slow down before leaving the freeway lane, then everyone behind you has to slow as well causing chain reaction backups, etc.
Dennis W, Driving Istructor - Retired SCUBA Instructor - School Bus Driver, Bellingham, WA, USA
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Drinking
MAKING A POT OF TEA
Use one heaped teaspoon of tea per drinker, then add one more "for the pot".
Andrew
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Military
LANCHESTER'S N-SQUARED LAW
All things being equal, the victor in a military conflict will be the numerically superior, and will have about (SquareRoot((Victor^2)-(Vanquished^2))) number of units remaining when the conflict is done.
Steve Heise, Actor, Bloomington, Indiana, US
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4507
Building
HOW MUCH LAND DO I NEED?
For every 10,000 square feet of building space you want to construct you will need one acre of land.
Jeff, Economic Developer
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Architecture
PLANNING A HOSPITAL
A hospital should have four to four and a half beds for every thousand
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in the community it serves.
Douglass A. Pineo, biologist and falconer, Spokane, Washington
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House and Home
PAINTING A ROOM
Allow at least half a day to prepare and paint the walls and ceiling of a 9-by-12 foot room with a latex fast dry primer and a finish coat of paint.
John Towle, Salinas, California
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Clothing
CHOOSING A TIE
It is more important for the color of a man's necktie to agree with the color of his shirt and trousers than with his jacket.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Building
BUILDING AN IGLOO
An igloo should be built in an area where the snow is packed just loose enough to make a footprint, but not so loose that a footprint blows away in a high wind.
Dennis Eskow, science editor, Popular Mechanics
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