Subj : Re: Trouble For All Ages
To   : alt.tv.er
From : galt_57@hotmail.com
Date : Wed Oct 05 2005 10:36:16

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er

Ellen K Hursh wrote:
> cein wrote:
>> "Hunter Rose" <huntrrz@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Heels - I like 'em.  Can't understand why women put up with
>> > them, though.  (Surely we men aren't worth the trouble...)
>>
>> They do come in very useful as a weapon...wait, did I say that out
>> loud? <g>
>
> Yep. According to a flooring company FAQ, a 125-pound woman in high
> heels generates pressure of about 2000 pounds per square inch (PSI)...
> this, in comparison to a 2-ton car (20-30 PSI) or an African elephant
> (50-100 PSI). I have no idea, though, how to calculate what kind of
> force would be generated if she swung the shoe... any physics students
> in the room?

I don't think you swing them. You just stomp.

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