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1399 Temperature thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
The rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10 degree Centigrade rise in temperature.
Ken Partymiller, chemist, Lexington, Kentucky
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THE SURVIVAL RULE OF FIFTY
You have a 50 percent chance of surviving for 50 minutes in 50 degree water.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
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1401 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRIVING ON ICE
If the roads in an area ice over only five to ten times a year, half of the season's fender-benders will occur after the first icing.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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1402 Marriage thumb thumb thumb
RULES OF ROMANCE
Jewish men make the best husbands.
Francine Green, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 3.1 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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1403 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
NAMING A DOG
If you give your dog a fancy name, it's not for your dog but for your pride. You'll end up using a nickname.
Carolyn Lloyd, 15-year-old student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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1404 Building thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PAVING WITH BRICKS
A crew of six bricklayers with one foreman can lay 1,000 square feet of paving brick per day.
R. Pieper, architectural historian
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1406 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING POETRY
If the erasers of your pencils wear out before the graphite, you're too fussy.
Stephen Unsino, poet, Eastchester, New York
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1407 College thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL
Avoid young professors who are ambitious at the expense of their students, and avoid old professors who take out their frustrations on their students.
Stephen M. Lange, graduate student, Hopatcong, New Jersey
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1408 Jobs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING A RESUME
The longer your job title and job description, the less important you are.
Dean Sheridan, electronics technician and deaf actor, Torrance, California
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1409 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOW TO WRITE WELL
Use semicolons freely; most readers will credit your erudition.
Denis Smith, high school counselor, Camarillo, California
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1410 Flying thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
STOPPING AN AIRPLANE
To determine the speed at which an aircraft begins to hydroplane, multiply the square root of the tire pressure by 9. A light twin-engine plane with a tire pressure of 36 pounds will begin hydroplaning about 54 knots, which means that aerodynamic braking will be the major source of stopping power above that speed when there is standing water on the runway.
Bruce Landsberg, pilot and writer
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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