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4801 Bicycles thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BICYCLE LOCK RESISTANCE
If a bicycle lock withstands an attack for three minutes, practically every thief will give up.
Lukas Schmid-Käppeli, Copywriter, Zurich, Switzerland
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Current Rating: 7.6 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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SELLING A BUSINESS
In the '90s we'd figure that a gas station would sell for $1.25 to $2 per gallon pumped per month.
Terri Thompson, New York, New York
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FLYING AN AIRPLANE
The minimum sink speed for a forced landing is 130 percent of stall speed, gear up and flaps up.
P. Douglas Combs, professional airline pilot, aviator & aircraft mechanic, flight instructor, Tempe, Arizona
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MEETING PEOPLE AT PARTIES
At a party or public event, the person who laughs spontaneously at the same time you do probably is worth cultivating as a friend.
Kelly Yeaton, teacher and stage manager, State College, Pennsylvania
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WATCHING A BUSINESS START
If a recently opened store spreads its inventory thin by devoting a large amount of shelf space to each product, the owner is showing a healthy caution by not investing heavily before he has developed a clientele and a knowledge of his customers.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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1218 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STUNT FLYING
If the top of your head feels hot at the bottom of an outside loop, you should relax a little of the forward pressure on the control stick. Negative G forces are pushing too much blood into your brain, a condition that can cause a loss of consciousness, or "red out," if left unchecked.
Steve Poleskie, artist and stunt pilot
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1474 Marriage thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A WIFE BEATER
If a man hits his wife once, he might not do it again. If he hits his wife twice, he's likely to do it again.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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MAKING SAFE PREDICTIONS
In economics, predict what or when, but never both.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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PLAYING GOLF
All putts break toward the water because the slope of greens are contoured for drainage.
Donald B. Lilley, water tester, Leco Laboratory, Trenton, New Jersey
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GETTING EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED
Wait at least a year after a divorce before becoming emotionally committed to someone else. Some psychologists say that a person needs one year to resolve a divorce for every five years of marriage.
Corinne Abbott, Manitou Springs, Colorado
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CATCHING CRABS IN TEXAS
Crabbing season in Texas consists of all the months with the letter r in them. You can catch crabs during the other months, but they aren't good to eat.
David Hechler, writer, Rockport, Texas
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