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PLANNING AN ECLIPSE VACATION CROWD
There are between 6,000 and 10,000 people who will go halfway around the world to see a total solar eclipse, and maybe another 30-40 thousand who will check it out if it's a convenient trip. Travel agents who hype themselves into expecting crowds in the hundreds of thousands are dreaming; but they do it every time.
Raymond Spears, Santa Clara, CA, USA
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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FINDING COMPANIONS
Do what you love. If you meet new people while you are doing that activity, you already have something in common. Don't meet people in bars, because your common ground is alcohol, and that's a bad start.
Susan, Safety and Quality Assurance, los angeles, ca, usa
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-11)
Current Rating: 7.8 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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BURGER KING RULE
All Burger Kings are located near a McDonald's but not all McDonald's are located near a Burger King.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
(48) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-22)
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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ANTICIPATING A GREEN LIGHT
At a normal sized intersection with no more than two lanes each direction, there will be a 2 second lag between the light turning red for one street and the light turning green for the other street.
Kevin
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-05)
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES
For every ten people on a committee; three will do nothing, three will say they will do something and never do it and three will do the work of the committee. The final one will never attend another meeting.
Clarke Green
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-05-26)
Current Rating: 8.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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SOOTHE ICE CREAM HEADACHES
Press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. "Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too," says Abo. "In compensating, it overheats, causing an ice-cream headache." The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.
Scott Parker
(160) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-30)
Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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BLACK WALNUT YIELD
Hulled (but not shelled) walnuts yield about 8-10% of nutmeats per pound. You will have to shell quite a few for your recipe!
Joy Veronneau, Programmer, Ithaca, NY, USA
(40) Contributions from this contributor since (2007-03-30)
Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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USING A MICROWAVE
You can use a metal container in a microwave if the ratio is at least 2/3 food to 1/3 metal.
Mary Ellen Parker, retired teacher, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Current Rating: 3.7 out of 10 based on 54 reviews
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CLEANING ANTIQUE WEAPONS
Anything a novice does to improve the looks of an antique weapon probably will lower its value or destroy it as a collector's piece.
Jim Barber, historian and collector, Springfield, Missouri
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Current Rating: 6.8 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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GENERATING POWER
When generating power on a large scale, no more than 15 percent should come from any one source. Things get screwed up when more than 15 percent of a system is out of service.
Joel Garreau, author
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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BUYING A NEW COMPUTER
If you are unsure of yourself when buying a new computer, ask the same questions you would ask a new car salesperson.
Paul Hoffman, writer, Berkeley, California
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