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Fasteners
WORKING WITH RIVETS
Before it is hammered, the end of a rivet should stick out slightly more than its own diameter. This will give you enough metal to form a solid head.
Mike Bauer, sheet metal worker
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Exercise
GETTING RID OF BACK PAIN
If your back hurts more when you walk down stairs, down a hill, or sit down in a chair, you need to do flexion exercises.
Peggy Bodine-Reese, physical therapist, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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102
Cattle
BUYING FENCE FOR CATTLE
One mile of regular cattle fencing costs 25 times as much as 1 mile of electric fence.
Ken Scharabok, financial manager,
Rolex Submariner réplique montres
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Precipitation
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
If pimpernel flowers are folded, rain is approaching. If fully expanded, expect a fair day.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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104
Exploration
IDENTIFYING ICEBERGS
Arctic icebergs are tall and narrow. Antarctic icebergs are shaped like sheets.
Paul A. Delaney, meteorologist, Beltsville, Maryland
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Automobiles
BUYING A CAR
Cars with four doors are cheaper to repair than cars with two doors, but two-door cars are stolen twice as often as four-door models.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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106
Boats
CLIMBING ABOARD A BOAT
If there are three or more inches of water in the bilge of a rowboat, don't get in it. Your weight will be enough to capsize the boat.
Andrew Kuchinsky, boater, Boston, Massachusetts
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Birds
ED'S RULE OF HUNTING DUCKS
Wind in the East, ducks fly the least.
Ed Timmerman, duck hunter, Burlington, Iowa
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108
Architecture
DESIGNING A MUSEUM
A museum should have office, work, and storage space equal to its exhibit space.
Dr. Gertrude Ward, Richmond, Indiana
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109
Antiques
BUYING ANTIQUES
If you're buying an old car and the clock works, the rest of the car is probably good.
Paul Polce, Ponzi's Antiques, Trumansburg, New York
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110
Books
SIFTING THROUGH BOOK PROPOSALS
Nearly half of all unsolicited proposals for novels will be about disasters.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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