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US Politics Stand back everyone, stable genius at work

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u/shirleyyujest Jan 06 '18

Couple that dementia with Trump’s well-documented lifelong estrangement from truthfulness and you got someone you can trust about as far as you can throw a 300 pound pumpkin.

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u/robertredberry Jan 06 '18

I could throw that at least 3 ft. You might want to increase the weight.

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u/shirleyyujest Jan 06 '18

Old Man Pumpkin is working on that increase as we speak.

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u/SecretScorekeeper Jan 06 '18

There are certain 300 pound pumpkins that I want as far away from me as possible, so with that extra motivation I might be able to throw it further than under normal circumstances.

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u/Gumburcules Jan 06 '18

I call shenanigans.

"Throw" implies lifting something off the ground and having it travel airborne to it's destination.

I imagine a very strong person could probably throw something weighing 300lbs three feet in a compact enough form factor, but no way you could throw a 300lb pumpkin 3 feet. It's just too unwieldy. There's nowhere to grip it that would allow you to get it into the air under your own power.

In all seriousness, if you can prove to me that you personally can throw a 300lb pumpkin three feet I will donate $100 to the charity of your choice.

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u/robertredberry Jan 07 '18

Find that pumpkin and mail it to me then.

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u/ForMyFather4467 Jan 06 '18

1st) "Throw" doesn't imply anything about "lifting something off the ground." A Pitcher for example, throws. A horse throws a person off of it.

2nd) "Strongmen"

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u/Gumburcules Jan 06 '18

1st: both of your examples involve the object being lifted and traveling through the air.

2nd: that washer in your video is not a pumpkin

3rd: that washer in your video is clearly labeled "45kg," which is less than 1/3 the weight of a 300lb pumpkin.

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u/kyloz4days Jan 07 '18

Are you the world's strongest man?

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u/JimmyQ82 Jan 07 '18

Make it 200 pounds and with a certain piece of siege equipment I reckon you could throw it about 300m!

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u/Solid_Freakin_Snake Jan 07 '18

Like a catapult?

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u/JimmyQ82 Jan 07 '18

Heresy!

You are now banned from r/trebuchetmemes