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1794 Scuba Diving thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRUNKEN DIVERS
The deeper a scuba diver descends, the more nitrogen he absorbs from the air he is breathing. Increased levels of nitrogen in the blood cause an intoxicating condition known as nitrogen narcosis or "rapture of the deep." Divers will often use martinis as a rough measure of narcosis: each 50 feet of depth makes you feel as disoriented as one martini on an empty stomach.
W. Suter, Arlington, Virginia
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1795 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING APPLE CIDER
A bushel of apples will make slightly more than three gallons of cider.
Martin Stillwell, farmer
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1796 Quality thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A HOUSE
The first thing to check in a house is the doors and door hardware. If the doors don't fit well or the hardware is cheap and flimsy, the house will be full of problems.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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1797 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PERFORMING BLUEGRASS
In bluegrass music, the most tasteless licks, especially on the banjo, get the best response.
Ellen Klaver, musician, Boulder, Colorado
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1798 Weapons thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHOOSING AN ARROW
To quickly estimate the arrow length best for you, take 38 percent of the distance between your fingertips with your arms extended sideways.
Cliff Burns, bow hunter
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1799 Sleep thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
Give yourself one week to get used to a new mattress and one night to get used to a new pillow.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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1800 Horses thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING A HORSESHOE
When crafting a horseshoe using steel 3/4 inch wide, measure the hoof side-to-side at its widest point, double that measurement and add two inches.
Frank Turley, director, Turley Forge Blacksmithing School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1801 Mail-order thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAIL-ORDER SALES
The best months to sell something by mail are September, November, and January. Of those, September and January are best.
L. Perry Wilbur, mail-order expert, Money in Your Mailbox
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1802 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SPOTTING A COIN COLLECTOR
The more coins people have in their desk drawer, the more likely they will be to save the ones in their pocket.
Glenn Kornblum, St. Louis, Missouri
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1803 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELLING REAL ESTATE
Rental property should sell for about 100 times its monthly rental income.
Tom Wolfe, writer
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1804 Cooking thumb thumb thumb thumb
COOKING FISH
Cook fish ten minutes per inch of thickness.
Michael Rider, art director, American Demographics,
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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