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1553
Language
UNDERSTANDING FRENCH
French speakers use twice as many syllables as English speakers. That's why French is so hard to understand.
Sid Ore (or Sidore), Paris, France
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1809
Driving
DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS
When driving in the mountains, brake before the curve, accelerate into the curve, and always be able to stop in the distance you can see.
Alex Stewart, Atlanta, Georgia
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2065
Sales
BUYING AN ORIENTAL CARPET
Most carpet sellers price a carpet at twice what they expect to get for it after the bargaining process.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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2321
Military
ESTIMATING DISTANCE TO GUNFIRE
As soon as you see the flash of a gunshot, count rapidly from one to ten - repeating the count if necessary - until you hear the report. Each number you count represents 100 yards.
Frank Turley, director, Turley Forge Blacksmithing School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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2577
Proportions
DESIGNING A RELIEF MAP
A relief map needs to have its vertical proportions exaggerated by a factor of two.
Peter Reimuller, Point Arena, California
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2833
Sports
SHOOTING ON A PENALTY SHOT
When playing ice hockey, if you have a break away or a penalty shot, watch where the goalie plays. If s/he comes out of the net, then you should deke with the puck. If the goalie stays in the net then take your best shot before you get in too close to the net.
Joy Veronneau, Programmer, Ithaca, NY, USA
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3089
Miscellaneous
MALATESTA ESTIMATOR OF CROWD SIZE
Sum the maximum given by the exaggerators and the minimum given by detractors and divide by three.
Anders Sandberg, Computational neuroscientist, Oxford, UK
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3345
Miscellaneous
JUST BECAUSE
Just because you "can", it doesn't necessarily mean you "should."
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
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3601
Time
CALCULATING THE DAY OF THE WEEK.
In any calendar year, the dates 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12 (April 4th, June 6th, August 8th, October 10th, December 12th) all fall on the same week day. So does the last day in February. In 2008, these will all occur on Friday.
Ken Friedman, Database Administrator, Ithaca, NY, USA
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3857
Safety
WORKING IN NUCLEAR POWERPLANTS
If you look around for the safety representative before performing a task, you are about to commit an unsafe act.
steph boyette, Nuclear Power Plant Maint., Raleigh, NC, USA
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4369
Parenting
PACING - IT ALL ADDS UP
Never compare your kid with others - Who had the first unassisted walk or first yell of an audible word - Eventually, it all adds up anyways.
Andy Tan
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