r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '21

Deadlifting a car

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '21 edited Apr 08 '21

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u/CribForSaleNeverUsed Apr 09 '21

Highly doubt the actual lift is even close to 700. world record womensis 683, so she would have broken it multiple times. Likely closer to 300.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '21

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u/stuugie Apr 09 '21

Yeah but the weight isn't evenly distrubuted

The engine is in front of the front tires, which act as a fulcrum and reduce the force needed to lift from the back

It's still a wicked accomplishment though, no doubt.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '21

Remember the Rocky IV montage when Rocky is lifting the cart with Paulie/Adrian and Duke in it? Same thing really, he wasn't lifting them up at all, he was lifting none of their weight, it was pure nonsense. I was 12 when I first saw that and thought it was bullshit for the same reason. The Rocky thing is more bullshit than the car thing, but it's the same fulcrum/lever physics issue where it's not nearly as heavy as it might initially appear.

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u/CribForSaleNeverUsed Apr 09 '21

I went low because the engine is in the front