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MEASURING INTELLIGENCE WITH BUTTONS
Intelligence can be measured by the number of buttons fastened on a person's shirt. The more buttons fastened, the higher the IQ.
Curtis Cloaninger, agriculture teacher, Asheville, North Carolina
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Current Rating: 2.7 out of 10 based on 32 reviews
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HANGING CABLE
Wires or cables strung from point to point or pole to pole assume a catenary curve with a sag 1/20 of the span. A lesser sag signals excessive tension in the wire or cable. A greater sag calls for more poles, closer together.
George H. Amber P.E., Royal Oak, Michigan
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MEASURING BLOOD GLUCOSE
In patients with high blood glucose, the true value of their serum sodium is approximated by subtracting 100 from the measured glucose, multiplying the result by 1.6, and adding this result to the measured serum sodium in mg per deciliter.
John H. Bloor M.D., Ph.D., Buffalo, New York
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FORECASTING THE WEATHER
In Seattle, for every rainy day in the winter you'll get a sunny day in the summer.
Christa Childsen, Bellevue, Washington
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Current Rating: 4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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MAKING CONCRETE
It takes one person the better part of a day to mix and pour two cubic yards of concrete.
Ken Kern, writer and builder
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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MAKING TOFU
One pound of soybeans yields 2 1/2 pounds of tofu.
Rob Shapiro, flight instructor, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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SPOTTING A HIGH-CLASS RESTAURANT
After he first greets you, the waiter in a high-class restaurant will not speak unless spoken to.
Frank Turley, director, Turley Forge Blacksmithing School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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UPHOLSTERING A SOFA
It takes between 10 and 12 yards of fabric to reupholster a full-size sofa.
Phil Tomlinson, builder
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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FOOD PRICES
A 1 percent shortage of a particular food will cause a 4 percent increase in price.
Richard Elliot, Warwick, Rhode Island
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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AVOIDING OVERFITTING IN NEURAL NETWORKS
You will get overfitting in your neural network if you have more weights than data points.
Anders Sandberg, Computational neuroscientist, Oxford, UK
(4) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-09)
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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DOUG'S DUET THEORY
If two superstars team up to do a duet, both their productive careers are almost over.
Douglas H. Hanbury, retired, East Peoria, IL, USA
(30) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-18)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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