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1500 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ARC WELDING
Welders often need to quickly estimate the amount of welding rod they need to join two pieces of metal along a seam, or bead, as the finished weld is called. As a rule, the length of the rod equals the length of the bead.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1501 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TESTING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
After buying new electronic equipment, use it for 48 hours straight. If it doesn't fail, it probably won't.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1502 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb
EDITING A BOOK
When you're collecting literary contributions, throw out all those you get from your most frequent contributor.
Gary D. Stephens, Chino, California
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Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1503 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINDING MONEY FOR COLLEGE
Add 5 percent of the value of your assets to your adjusted gross income and divide this figure by the annual costs of the college you are considering. If this yields a result of six or less, you will probably qualify for some sort of loan or financial assistance.
Robert Leider, author, Don't Miss Out
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Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1504 Jobs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING YOUR SALARY
When negotiating salary with a recruiter, make your opening figure at least 30 percent more than your present package (including bonus, perks, and next raise). If the new job will involve moving to a larger city or to the Northeast or West coast, add another 10 percent.
Charles Fleming, author of Executive Pursuit
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1505 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb
ALPHABETIZING THINGS
Twenty-five percent of any alphabetical list will be under the first three letters of the alphabet (A-B-C).
Lewy Olfson, contemplative, Stonington, Connecticut
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1506 Parachutes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SURVIVING A PARACHUTE MALFUNCTION
If your parachute doesn't open at the normal opening altitude (2,500 feet), you've got the rest of your life to solve the problem - all 15 seconds of it.
Ernst Luposchainsky III, skydiving pundit and philogynist, inter alia, Hollywood, California
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1507 Movies and Film thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FILMING A SCENE
Purely as a guide, ten seconds is quite a long shot and three seconds is quite a short one.
Christopher Wordsworth, film maker
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1508 Certain Places thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RUNNING A LAUNDRY IN JAPAN
Coin laundry machines must run nine times a day to be profitable in Tokyo. In rural Japan, five or six times a day will do.
David A. Lloyd-Jones, Tokyo, Japan
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 36 reviews
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1509 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLAYING ROCK AND ROLL
A bass player needs double the power of a guitarist. If your guitarist has a 50-watt combo, you need 100 watts on the bass.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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1510 Death thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOSING A LOVED ONE
It takes five years to recover from the death of a beloved spouse.
Penny Russell, artist, Dilltown, Pennsylvania
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 22 reviews
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