Professionals fess up to tricks of their trade
From the Morning News, an on-line magazine, this post by Matthew Baldwin tickled me.
My favourite trade trick was this one. Although the Australian butcher came in a close second.
Botanist
- When working in the field, stick a strip of duct tape to your pants. You can take it off while working to quickly remove large masses of ticks, biting ants, and thorns.
- If you know the length of each of your fingers as well as your handbreadth in centimeters, you can measure the leaves of most plants without having to pull the ruler out of your backpack.
- And when doing botanical work in South America, steer clear of the monkeys: They will throw sticks at you with surprising accuracy.
I have always steered clear of monkeys for that specific HMmmm.
Have you ever stuck a strip of duct tape to your pants, HMmmm?