[Artemisia] RE:Quarter pound weights

[L.J. Richards]

thanks so much.  great idea.
Bronwen

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From: "iru san" <irusan at yahoo.com>
To: <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:43 PM
Subject: [Artemisia] RE:Quarter pound weights


>
>
> Greetings,
>
>    Regarding 1/4 pound weights, we used to have people make their own with 
> pennies and tube socks.   45 pennies weigh 1/4 of a pound. For ankle or 
> leg weights put half in the toe section of a pair of the tube socks then 
> tie the tops of them together.  This can be looped over the limb and 
> wrapped around or half tied if needed to stay on.  A single sock can be 
> used if you want a weight to hold in the hand, tie just above the pennies 
> and cut off the extra if wished or twist it back on itself (like one does 
> with a bread bag missing it's tie.)   Dried beans can also be used, just 
> measure them into produce bags at the grocery store - or for a rough 
> estimate buy a one pound bag and divide it into four portions.
>
>   It's very simple to untie and  add weight to these as needed, and at the 
> end you get a cash reward.  Pennies weigh 2.5 grams each, the conversion I 
> used was here http://www.sciencemadesimple.net/weight.php  .  I learned it 
> as pennies were two dollars a pound, so I guess my people were lifting an 
> extra ounce.
>
>  Hope it is of some help.
>  Slainte'
>
> Irusan
>
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