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2678 Trains thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ESTIMATING TRAIN LENGTH
The typical freight train has 1 engine for every 25 cars.
R. A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2679 Tests thumb thumb thumb thumb
PASSING A PHYSICS TEST
If you're taking a multiple-choice physics test and don't know how to calculate a certain value to solve a problem, manipulate the data mathematically until you get a value with the same units as the one you're trying to calculate.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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2680 Trees thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PRUNING TREES
After pruning a tree, paint all wounds that are larger than your thumbnail.
Shelly Wade, tree specialist
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2681 Military thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RIDING A HORSE IN BATTLE
A trooper should march on foot, leading his horse, every third hour.
The Very Rev. Emmet C. Smith, Largo, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2682 Sports thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLAYING TENNIS
If you're nervous, the first thing that goes is your footwork.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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2683 Video thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BEING QUOTED ON THE EVENING NEWS
If you can't say it in less than 30 seconds, it won't make the evening news.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2684 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb
READING A MENU
The more flaps on a menu, the better the food.
Jugglers & Thieves, touring rock band
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 3.6 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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2685 Safety thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AVOIDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Hold your arm straight with your thumb pointing up. Center your thumb over the area of hazardous materials. If you can still see the area, you are too close.
John Fischer, volunteer fireman, Joliet, Montana
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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2686 Telephones thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE
Expect telemarketers to call right after dinner, early in the week.
Mark McMullen, accountant, Alexandria, Virginia
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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2687 Tools thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RAISING A LADDER
The base of a ladder should be 30 percent of its height from the base of the wall it is leaning against.
Rick Eckstrom, plan review officer, Ithaca, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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2688 Water thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
DRINKING WATER
Any time your lips feel dry, you need water.
Michael Rozek, reporting on the Air Force Survival School in National Wildlife
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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