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2195
Fish
STOCKING A TROUT POND
A healthy trout pond should be stocked with 300 fingerling trout per acre per year.
Cornell University
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2196
Crafts
DESIGNING A POTTERY KILN
For every foot of horizontal flue in a kiln, you need two extra feet of chimney to maintain a proper draft.
Daniel Rhodes, professor of ceramic art, Alfred University
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2197
Politics
READING A MAP
You can tell where a map of the world was made by seeing which country is smack dab in the middle.
Adham Loutfi, Oakland, California
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2198
Eggs
THE BROWN TROUT RULE
At a constant water temperature of 50 degree F, brown trout eggs will hatch in 50 days.
Larry Beck, fisherman, Ludlowville, New York
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2199
Education
TIMING YOUR LESSONS
The most successful teaching lessons last 22 minutes, the exact length of the average TV sit-com.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Maple Syrup
MAKING MAPLE SYRUP
It takes about 100 maple trees to make 25 gallons of syrup.
Stephen Pitkin, maple syrup maker
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2201
Military
MAKING AN ATOMIC BOMB
You need 15 pounds of plutonium to make one atomic bomb.
William Hill, soda vendor, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
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2202
Sports
CHIPPING THE BALL
In golf, to make your chipping iron shots rise, hit down on the ball.
Tom Robinson, computer programmer, Berkeley, California
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2203
Theater
STARTING A SHOW
The opening curtain of a play will rise seven to ten minutes after the announced time--later in bad weather. Movies, on the other hand, start precisely on time.
Kelly Yeaton, teacher and stage manager, State College, Pennsylvania
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2204
Restaurants
RUNNING A RESTAURANT
For fast-food restaurants, the drive-through accounts for 50 percent of sales.
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2205
Running
RUNNING A RACE
You won't have endurance for a race longer than one-third of your average weekly training mileage.
Tom Werner, management consultant, Athens, Georgia
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