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BASEBALL BAT LENGTH
The rule of thumb for a baseball bat is that the length in inches shouldn't exceed the weight in ounces by more than two.
Bill Carrier, Coach, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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SAFETY AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE
Never enter a convenience store at night behind someone who just got out of a car when their companion is still in it with the motor still running.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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MOTORCYLCE JACKET SAFETY
When the zipper or buttons on your jacket are broken, never put it on backwards to keep warm while riding a motorcyle. If you are then in an accident and survive the incident you won't survive some good intentioned rescuers trying to turn your head around the "right way."
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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GAMBLING PROFITS
Gambling systems which claim to be successful should generate 10 percent profit of the total amount one bets in four hours.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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WINNING AT CHESS
To win at chess, control the middle 4 squares of the board as soon as possible.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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PROPER WINE TEMPERATURE
White wines taste better if served one half hour after being out of the refrigerator, red wines if served one half hour after being in the refrigerator.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 6.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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MANAGING YOUR WEIGHT
People who are overweight or underweight and can not estimate their current weight within ten percent of accuracy have obvious problems of denial regarding their physical well-being and probably also their emotional status.
Gerry Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 5.9 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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SELLING LINGERIE
Knowlegeable intimate apparel salespeople realize that 65 percent of women (and even more as they age) wear the wrong size bra and the majority wear one too small.
Saul Brightman, Coltway Associates, Inc., Auburndale, MA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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JUDGING PROGRESSION OF HEART DISEASE
After adjustments for age and present plaque deposits, a rise in blood pressure during mental stress is the strongest predictor of the progression of heart disease.
Allen Hasssan, DVM, MD, Vetenarian, Physician, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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CATCHING BANK ROBBERS
Bank robbers when escaping by car will more often turn right than left.
Paul LaVasseur, Police Officer, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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SNOWMOBILING ALONE
When snowmobiling alone do not travel further into the woods than you can walk out.
Kurt Twardzik, Deceased, Copper Harbor, MI, USA
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
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Current Rating: 8.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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