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3715 Mechanics thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
RIGHT HAND RULE OF THUMB FOR SCREWING
Form right hand fist with thumb sticking out. Point thumb in the direction you wish the screw/bolt/nut etc to go. Turn screwdriver, wrench etc in the direction the fingers are pointing.
Toynbee Doob, mechanical engineer, Dallas, Texas, usa
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-02-11)
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3718 Farming thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HAY BALES
Wire bound hay bales contain more hay than string bound ones.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3720 Money thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ACCEPTING A PERSONAL CHECK
Never accept a personal check that does not have one perforated border.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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3722 Eggs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING EGGS
Always open the carton and give each egg a little twist to insure it is not stuck to the bottom, thus indicating it is cracked.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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3723 Photography thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
The two best times of day for landscape photography are early morning and just before dusk.
steve, retired, glendale, utah, usa
(81) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-21)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3726 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SEVERITY OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS
People seen in rural hospital emergency departments are much sicker than those seen in inner city hospital emergency facilities. The rural folk are too busy with work and life to seek a physician for minor problems.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 7.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3727 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOW READING METHODS INFLUENCE SPELLING
Poor spellers learned to read by sight reading. Good spellers learned to read by phonetics.
Gerry M. Flick, MD, JC, BCLM, Ship's Surgeon, Tacoma, WA, USA
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Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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3730 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TOM TAYLOR'S RULE FOR SUCCESSFUL DISSERTATIONS #4
Serious research is fine, but don't risk your degree on some monster project. Remember, a one hundred page completed dissertation earns a degree; a five hundred page incomplete dissertation does not.
Tom Taylor, Ed.D., Nairobi, Kenya
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Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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3731 Energy thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOWERING YOUR HEATING BILL
Each degree you lower your thermostat over the winter will lower your overall heating bill by three percent.
Jim Colby, Engineer, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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3732 Real Estate thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING PROPERTY THAT WILL APPRECIATE
Avoid buying a house within sight of a traffic light.
Jim Colby, Engineer, Concord, New Hampshire, USA
(7) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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3733 Art thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
HANGING ARTWORK
Hang artwork so that the middle of the piece is sixty inches above the floor but never more than 10 inches above the furniture beneath it.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
(41) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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