Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 895 Joker SHIVERING Shivering produces as much heat as running at a slow pace or roughly the amount of heat generated from eating two medium-sized chocolate bars per hour. Peggy Kerber, editor, Mountaineering Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 29 reviews Comments (0) You must login to Rate.

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5572 Business
IDENTIFYING FREELOADERS
People who expect to pay for your advice will mention that the first time they ask you for advice. People who expect to get your advice for free never will.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5571 Music
JUDGING A MUSICAL-INSTRUMENT STORE
A good musical-instrument store is quiet, except for people trying instruments. If a store has music playing over the PA, it's run by idiots.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5570 Health
TIMING OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES
Medical technology only improves over time, so defer any procedures as long as you can safely do so.
Matthew Butterick, writer
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5569 Science
GROUND BREAKING VISIONS PASS 3 STAGES
Every great scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the------. Next they say it has been discovered before. Lastly they say they always believed it. As quoted in A Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (1991) edited by Alan L. Mackay, (p. 2)
Scott Parker
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5568 Science
GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH, YES OR NO?
"You're not doing research unless half the people think it's impossible." Aircraft designer Burt Rutan talking about his experiments with Whitcomb Winglets on his Variezy home built aircraft design.
Scott Parker
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5567 Ages and Stages
WHEN YOU'RE MOST LIKELY TO CHEAT
If your current age ends in eight, prepare to freak out. 29, 39, 49, or 59 year old people tend to be more likely to cheat on their significant other or pick up jogging.
Scott Parker
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5566 Weather
20 SIGNS OF A HARD WINTER
An addition to the height of a hornet's nest legacy ROT submitted by Robert B. Thomas Narrow orange band in the middle of the caterpillar warns of heavy snow. Fat and fuzzy caterpillars presage bitter cold. The squirrel gathers nuts early to fortify against a hard winter. Frequent halos or rings around sun or moon forecast numerous snow falls... And 16 more at the link below.
Scott Parker
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5565 Sleep
TOMOROW STARTS THE NIGHT BEFORE.
Your tomorrow starts the night before.
wiseacre, woodsman, port orchard, wa, usa
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