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1039 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SQUEAKING SNOW
If snow squeaks when you walk on it, the temperature is 10 degrees F or less.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1040 Climbing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
According to the 1952 Everest Expedition, one pound added to your boots equals five pounds added to your back. Buy the lightest boots that are safe.
David A. Lloyd-Jones, Tokyo, Japan
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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DRIVING SAFELY
A safe car with unsafe tires is an unsafe car.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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1042 Romance thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR LOVER
If your companion asks "why?" after you've said "I love you," it's a bad sign.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 28 reviews
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1043 Animals thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CAGING A SNAKE
A snake needs a cage whose perimeter is equal to or greater than its body length.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 32 reviews
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1044 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING FLOOR JOISTS
When you are building a floor, use floor joists hefty enough to limit deflection at the center of the floor to 1/360th of the span.
Albert G. H. Dietz, Dwelling House Construction
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1045 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING OVER A COMPUTER MANUAL
If a manual's table of contents lists names of programs or components instead of tasks, the manual isn't "user friendly."
Bruce Nevin, editor and technical writer, Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1046 Magazines thumb thumb thumb thumb
FINANCING A MAGAZINE
The price of ads in a commercial magazine should be 12 times the printing costs per unit area, including film, separation, and production charges.
David A. Lloyd-Jones, Tokyo, Japan
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1047 Children thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LEARNING TO READ
You can teach your children how to find books at their own reading level. Tell your child to open a book near the middle and read from the top of any full page. If there are five words the child doesn't know before getting to the end of the page, the book is too hard.
Eliza Brownrigg Graue, Is Your Child Gifted?
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1048 Habits thumb thumb thumb thumb
SMOKING HASHISH
Good hashish should make you cough on the first hit.
Anonymous hashish smoker, Poplar Ridge, New York
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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1049 Eyes thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STARING AT SOMEONE
Two people who stare each other in the eye for 60 seconds straight will soon either be fighting or making love.
Pierce Butler, Natchez, Mississippi
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 26 reviews
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