Nané Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Rules of Thumb A Life Manual Brillitant Guestimates, Shortchuts, and a few Shots in the Dark by Tom Parker While browsing through the local Barnes and Noble recently (by the way that is one of my favorite ways of using my 1 hour lunch) I picked up this book which is interesting, informative and really-really funny at times. I will post some of them here as I go along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) money and finance MAKING AN AUDIT WORTHWHILE To make an audit worthwile, the IRS must find $300 worth of additional income or erroneous deductions per hour of investigation. - P. Douglas Combs health and body CAUGHT NAPPING An hour's nap in the middle of the day equals three hours of sleep at night. - Rulesofthumb.org Review Board Edited October 21, 2009 by Nané Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) weather and temperature YOUR LOCAL WEATHER BUG To get a rought estimate of the temperature outdoors in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of times a lone cricket chirps in 15 seconds and add 37. - Steven Harper safety and survival ESCAPING A CROCODILE ATTACK Zigzag to outrun a crocodile. - Rulesofthumb.org Review Board children and child care WATER WORKS If all ese fails when trying to pacify a baby, try holding him or her near running water. - Rulesofthumb.org Review Board math and measurements Estimating Crowd Size To get an accurate estimate of a crowd, add the maximum number reported by the supporters of the event and the minimum reported by detractors and divide by three. - Anders Sandberg, computational neuroscientist Edited October 21, 2009 by Nané Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 conversation and body language GENERALLY SPEAKING ... People who say "in terms of" usually don't know what they're talking about. - Elizabeth Kasehagen, R.N., delivery room nurse * This is so true! business and sales Naming a New Product American will not buy something they cannot pronounce. - Robert M. McMath, new products guru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 (edited) weather and temperature YOUR LOCAL WEATHER BUG To get a rought estimate of the temperature outdoors in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of times a lone cricket chirps in 15 seconds and add 37. - Steven Harper To get an estimate ask your local weatherman, Ղուկաս Պատուհանեան/Աթաուինդոյան/Luke Atawindoian. Edited October 23, 2009 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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