How Much Can You Carry?
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Hey Vsauce I'm Jake and I have been playing a lot of Grand Theft Auto 5 recently. Like,a lot of GTA but we aren't here to talk about my crippling addiction, we are here becausewhile playing I started thinking about how heavy all the weapons I was carrying were,so I found the closest real world counterparts and with every weapon slot full, loaded withammo, you are carrying anywhere from 600 to 800 lbs. It would be like strapping a motorcycleto your back.According to the US Military, an infantry soldier's fighting load should not exceed48 pounds, or 33% their body weight. When marching it should be around 72 pounds butthat has been known to go up close to 100. In 1989, Doctor Joseph Knapik published astudy on loads carried by US military infantry and...
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Hey Vsauce I'm Jake and I have been playing a lot of Grand Theft Auto 5 recently. Like,a lot of GTA but we aren't here to talk about my crippling addiction, we are here becausewhile playing I started thinking about how heavy all the weapons I was carrying were,so I found the closest real world counterparts and with every weapon slot full, loaded withammo, you are carrying anywhere from 600 to 800 lbs. It would be like strapping a motorcycleto your back.According to the US Military, an infantry soldier's fighting load should not exceed48 pounds, or 33% their body weight. When marching it should be around 72 pounds butthat has been known to go up close to 100. In 1989, Doctor Joseph Knapik published astudy on loads carried by US military infantry and...
