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1024
Habits
SMOKING CIGARETTES
You need three books of matches for every two packs of cigarettes you smoke.
Bob Horton, statistics consultant, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Survival
CALLING FOR HELP
If you are assaulted, scream Fire! People are more likely to come to your aid than if you shout Help!
Boardroom Reports
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Horses
GRAZING A HORSE
Provide at least one acre of good pasture per horse.
Clarence Morgan, The Morgan Palomino Ranch
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Logging
CUTTING FIREWOOD
It takes 24 man-hours for a nonprofessional logger to bring a cord of wood from the stump to the stove.
Michael Blyskal, state real estate appraiser in The New York State Conservationist, Albany, New York
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Wastes
ESTIMATING THE VOLUME OF GARBAGE
On average, each person throws away one automobile tire a year.
Anonymous
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Trees
MOVING A TREE
A truck-mounted tree spade should cut a root ball 10 times the diameter of the tree trunk. A tree with a 5-inch trunk, for example, should have a root ball 50 inches in diameter.
Dr. George E. Fitzpatrick, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Computers
HIRING EXCELLENT SOFTWARE ENGINEERS
You will have to review roughly 1000 resumes to find one (1) outstanding software engineer that you can hire. This is sometimes broken down as: review 10 resumes to find one candidate worth calling; call 10 candidates to find one worth bringing in for an interview; interview 10 candidates to find one worth hiring.
Bruce F. Webster, IT consultant, Parker, CO, USA
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Sports
ESTIMATING WAVE HEIGHT
In deep water, the maximum wave height in feet will be half the wind speed in miles per hour.
R. A. Heindl, Design Engineer, Euclid, OH, USA
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3840
House and Home
BUYING A TABLE
A rectangular table is most efficient but a round table is more friendly. On the other hand, round tables take up more space and their linens are more costly.
Mike White, Independent IT Consultant, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Photography
ATTENTION SPAN
When showing your pictures to someone, show half your pictures if the person was there when the they were taken, if not show them 1 out of 5 and only if they ask to see them.
Frank, Biophysicist, Berkeley, CA, USA
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GROOMING
To give hair a shine rinse with lemon water. This also helps counteract an oily scalp.
Margaret Mayer, Teacher (retired), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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