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1050
Flying
PLANNING A FLIGHT
Add half a gallon of fuel per cylinder to normal fuel consumption to determine the climb fuel for a normally aspirated light airplane. Also add a couple of gallons for taxi and takeoff.
Bruce Landsberg, pilot and writer
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1051
Movies and Film
SPOTTING A BAD MOVIE
No good movie has ever included a hot-air balloon.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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1053
Grooming
ADJUSTING BATH TEMPERATURE
Use both faucets when you're adjusting the temperature of a bath or shower.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
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1054
Crime
DEBUGGING AN OFFICE
Checking an office for phone taps and electronic bugging devices takes at least four hours for each 5,000 square feet of office space (two hours for a sweep using instruments and two hours for a physical search).
Boardroom Reports
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1055
Equivalents
STORING CORN
Two bushels of ear corn equal one bushel of shell corn.
Martin Stilwell, farmer
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1056
Groups
COUNTING YOUR VOLUNTEERS
Any volunteer organization is alive and well if at least 35 percent of its members volunteer consistently.
John Towle, Salinas, California
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1057
Design
CREATING A WORK SPACE
No matter how big a draftsman's table, there will be a 12" x 18" uncluttered area upon which to work.
Richard Malone, Vancouver, Washington
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1058
Business
CONSULTING
A consultant should never charge for less than half a day of work.
Daniel Corbitt, consultant
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1059
Measuring
MEASURING SOMETHING
To measure something with a 100-foot steel tape held only at the ends, the stretch of the tape will cancel the sag in the middle. The ends of the tape will be 100 feet apart, no matter how much the tape weighs.
King Royer, surveyor, author of one surveying text
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1060
Illness
CREATING PROBLEMS
A creative person is 35 times more likely than the average person to need treatment for a mental problem.
Scott Parker, quoting Omni, Beaumont, Texas
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1061
Health
AVOIDING HEART DISEASE
To lower your chances of developing heart disease, have one--and only one--alcoholic drink a day.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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