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Posted by Mike on August 29, 2006, 5:32 pm
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>> JWH wrote:
>>> hi, my son is into lifting weights, which he keeps in the corner of his
>>> bedroom in a space 3 feet by 1 foot. over the years he has been given
>>> weights by people and the total weight of them all is now 60 Kg.
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>>> our house is a terraced house built in 1938 in north london (u.k.). i
>>> worry
>>> that this is too much weight in such a small area, and a strain on the
>>> wooden flooring, but he does not think so. am i right to worry about
>>> this,
>>> please?
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>> 60kg? in a 3x1 ft area? Sounds like eqivalent to me standing in that
>> corner- and I'm not heavy. I hope your floor could handle that. Sure
>> you're right about that total weight? Not missing a zero, are you?
>> Then I would be concerned.
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> thanks, now you mention it i weigh 85 kg, so what am i on about? it just
> looked like a real heavy load with it all laid out there.......back to
> sleep :[
lol I wouldn't worry at all. What I would worry about is dropping a 25
pounder on the ground or something and having it end up in the kitchen sink
downstairs!
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