How many tons was it that a human could lift if all the muscles worked together?

[Marcos]

I remember reading an estimated figure somewhere, or maybe it was a documentary.

[Knoxville]

25 Tonnes iirc

[Marcos]

And that lines me up0 for a second question , whats the difference between Tons and Tonnes?

[mike_w]

And that lines me up0 for a second question , whats the difference between Tons and Tonnes?

If memory serves, the difference is fairly small. This could be the wrong way round, but tonnes is metic (1000kg), whereas tons is imperial (about 900kg).

[bmh.01]

Well :
1 tonne = 1000kg
1 ton = 907kg
iirc

[silent ben]

1 ton = 0.90718474 tonnes

Google calculator to the rescue

[iranu]

I've certainly read reports of people lifting cars up to rescue trapped relatives. There was a recent one of a woman who did it to rescue her husband. An average family car e.g. Ford Focus weighs 1750Kg without the shopping.

[Marcos]

I've certainly read reports of people lifting cars up to rescue trapped relatives. There was a recent one of a woman who did it to rescue her husband. An average family car e.g. Ford Focus weighs 1750Kg without the shopping.

But thats pivot lifting right? Not complete lifting off the ground?

More like tipping it over i suppose

[iMc]

Still very very impressive none the less. I remember watching something on 999 a few years back and a couple of blokes ripped a car door of its hinges with there bare hands to get someone out.

[Dingo]

Pftt, the build quality of cars these days is not what it used to be!!

[Jonny]

neither's the build quality of the UK population....

[silent ben]

Still very very impressive none the less. I remember watching something on 999 a few years back and a couple of blokes ripped a car door of its hinges with there bare hands to get someone out.

It was actually 1 guy, he put his fingers between the roof and the door frame, put his feet below the window and actually bent the metal of the door over. The firebrigade said that it would have taken them 5 minutes to do the same job with their cutting equipment.

[Joel]

Mr Theiv. Ingscum do that to get into cars, it actually doesnt take much once yove tugged the inital part away. the door just folds.

[iranu]

But thats pivot lifting right? Not complete lifting off the ground?

ROFL.

Yeah, I'd love to see someone do it superman stylee!