The Picard ManeuverMar 3
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Show threadEheran
80 pound only? At that size? What, is it filled with sand?
Mar 3 at 4:59pmWeb
Show threadCarbonIceDragonMar 3
Probably cheaper than solid steel, enshittification strikes again
Show threadGodortMar 3

Yeah, thry switched profuction methods in the 90s to save on manufacturing costs.

Back in the 70s they were made from solid steel

Show threadceenoteMar 3
Deceptive marketing. The 80 lb model is the budget model, but the picture shows the much fancier 450 lb model.
Show threadradixMar 3

Solid stainless steel at that weight would be roughly 17 cm per side (assuming a cube), depending on the exact alloy.

There’s no perfect reference scale, but the diagonal width of the cube is 60% the width of the drawer (by pixels). My kitchen drawer measures 40.5 cm, so the cube is some 24.5 cm across diagonally. A 17 cm cube would be just over 24 cm. I did a lot of rounding at every step, but it seems to check out pretty darn well.

Show threadGraniteMMar 4

Ever seen the inside of an Aero bar?