Nate Nagel writes:

On 8/31/2013 10:28 PM, harry wrote:
http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/was...nt?oid=2567734


Ferries in Washington state carrying fewer passengers per vessel due to
obesity problem in the United States.

Ferries in Washington state are packing fewer passengers because of the
dramatic increase in obesity among American adults.
Safety regulations limit the number of passengers per ferry, based on
the estimated weight of an average adult.

Under new Coast Guard vessel stability rules, which took effect December
1, the estimated weight of an adult passenger was raised to 185 pounds
from the previous 160 pounds, the Associated Press reported. The new
average weight was based on population data from the Atlanta-based
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Oink Oink!

185 lbs. is fat?

As an average? Yep, lots of 120s and lots of 250s.

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Dan Espen