Speaking of batteries...have you ever had to carry a car battery?

[LeftyFingerPop]

I had to carry one about 3 miles once.

Holy.Fucking.God.

If it doesn't sound difficult to you...try it.

[ogneopasno]

1. Fuckers are heavy, no doubt about it. Between that and the battery charger...shit.

[LeftyFingerPop]

2. It's pure torture.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Yes. Not three miles,

just from my house to the street one very early winter morning when it was -25 and my car wouldn't start, and I had this other battery I'd kept after I got rid of a beat-up old car, so anyhow when my car refused to start I lugged the warm battery out to the car and in that insane cold I swapped batteries and the car started right up. But the battery was damn heavy.

[KitchenWitch]

4. They weigh about 50 pounds...

not easy to carry.

[TX Screwball]

5. It really sucks when one blows up while trying to jumpstart a truck.

Believe you me.

[darkstar]

6. Shoulder method, I hope, and not the crotch wobble

down the side of the road? Either way, ouch.

[LeftyFingerPop]

13. Started off as a crotch wobble...

Then, when I was just about in tears, I had to figure out another way, so I think I ended up wadding up my shirt for padding and carrying it on my shoulder.

Damn...I think I was sore for 2 weeks.

[AlCzervik]

7. heavy and awkward.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. I just put it on top of my erection - no problem. I ran a marathon with one once.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. With jumper cables attached?

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. This baby don't need no jumper cables.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Oh, you misunderstood...

I assume the jumper cables are attached so your mighty erection could charge the battery.

[AlCzervik]

11. it ain't bragging if you can back it up.

:+

[Inchworm]

10. PSA: never put a car battery on the ground, or concrete

well, unless it's junk :)

:hi:

[uncle ray]

18. mythbusters or somebody debunked that.

it was true many decades ago when the cases were made differently, but now it makes no difference.

[flvegan]

15. Yup, and every step I did a shoulder shrug to hit my traps.

Switch hands every 12 reps. Helluva workout.

[Aristus]

16. Shoot. I got that beat. I had to carry TANK batteries when I was in the Army.

The longest I had to carry one was just about a mile, though. So you win on distance, at least...

Sorry you had to go through that, bro...

[Angleae]

17. If you think that's heavy, you should try an aircraft battery.

One out of a boeing or airbus. Damn thing nearly takes two people.