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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1877
Page
7
The piece critiques romantic escapism by noting the impracticality of abducting strong women. It argues that even a slight girl can weigh around one hundred pounds and buxom women reach up to one hundred seventy pounds, making dramatic hero rescues seem unlikely in real life.
A France based set of experiments finds the heaviest load an average man can bear for short distances is 319 pounds while habitual carrying reaches 183 pounds. Soldiers on level ground suffer a heavy burden and daily work totals around 1,618 pounds carried over 3,200 feet. Climbing tasks limit lift to about 121 pounds per hour, with yearly work totaling 1,232 pounds over 3,200 feet. The text notes emergency loads and a rough measure of pulling power equivalent to about one eighth of a horsepower.
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