muelltonne@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 20 days agoCapacity of lifts not kept up with UK obesity levels, study showswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareusername_1@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoBritish lifts are so weak that they’re incapable of lifting even a single fat guy?
minus-squareFluke@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoMore that lifts haven’t gotten larger (floorspace) as people have become increasingly round, like the walking fucking parodies they are.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoNot a problem then. An obese person takes up more floor space, so less people can fit on a lift. Limiting the realistic load it has to carry.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoNot so easy when he’s 40 stone
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoYou’ll find some impressively tiny lifts.
British lifts are so weak that they’re incapable of lifting even a single fat guy?
More that lifts haven’t gotten larger (floorspace) as people have become increasingly round, like the walking fucking parodies they are.
Not a problem then. An obese person takes up more floor space, so less people can fit on a lift. Limiting the realistic load it has to carry.
Not so easy when he’s 40 stone
You’ll find some impressively tiny lifts.