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How many birds would it take to lift a human into the air?
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Asked by MrTwinkey
on 2010-06-23 22:05:04

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Categories: Transport.

Tags: human, birds, lifting, carry.

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People seem easier to lift if they're rigid. Why?

When I lift my wife for a good hug, her weight seems vastly different depending on whether she's limp or rigid. Is there anything real about the difference or is it my imagination that she seems much lighter (or certainly much easier to lift) when she's rigid? I noticed the same thing a few years back when I used to carry my kids to bed.

Geoff Patton, Wheaton, Maryland, US

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