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2256 Texture thumb thumb thumb thumb
TESTING SAND FOR CEMENT
You can test the water content of sand by squeezing it into a ball with your fist. If it feels wet but won't form a ball, it contains about one-quarter of a gallon of water per cubic foot. If it will form a ball without soaking your hands, it has about half a gallon of water per cubic foot. Very wet sand is dripping wet and holds about three-quarters of a gallon of water per cubic foot.
Bob Syvanen, concrete expert
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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PRUNING TREES
When pruning a branch from a tree, never leave a stub you can hang your hat on.
Ronald Newberry, retired, Cayutaville, New York
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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NUMBER OF HOTEL ROOMS PER AIRPORT
For every one million passengers using an airport there will be 200 hotel rooms in the vicinity. An airport processing 15 million passengers will have 3000 hotel rooms around it.
Mike Brown, Airport Planner, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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PAIN MANAGEMENT
If you are trying to decide whether or not to get the epidural, get the epidural. In fact, unless you can slam your thumb with a hammer and not mind, get the epidural!
Bobbie Wood
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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READING MOVIE ADS
Avoid a movie if the ad only quotes critics in small cities or from newspapers you never heard of.
Michael Tarpinian, Printer, Rolling Meadows, IL, United States
(12) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-10-11)
Current Rating: 7.6 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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AIRPORT RESTROOMS
When arriving at your destination airport, don't stop at the first restroom you find. Everybody else on your flight is going there. Best restroom to visit is the one in Baggage Claim. You're there waiting for your luggage anyway.
Mike, Marginal Know-It-All
(11) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-27)
Current Rating: 8.0 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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DOUBLING A BABY
The average newborn baby takes six months to double its weight.
L.M. Boyd, The San Francisco Chronicle
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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BUILDING A CAR
Painting accounts for nearly half the cost of automobile assembly.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 3.8 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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BUYING A FIRE TRUCK
Yellow fire trucks are twice as safe as red ones.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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BUYING FISH
To determine whether fish is fresh, check the eyes. They should be clean, bulging, shiny, and bright.
Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC
When stopped at a red light with a long line of traffic ahead of you, if your car begins to move before the light turns red, you'll make it through the light on the next cycle.
William T. Mandeville, engineer, Liverpool, New York
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