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Scientific American for March 28, 1863, reports on a French calculation that French-made steel hoops for skirts weighed a total of 2,400,000 kg. Those made in England comprised another 1,200,000 kg; while those made elsewhere were estimated at 500,000 kg.
That's 4,200,000 kg, or more than 9,259,415 pounds of steel skirt hoops. I didn't even know they were made of steel.
Those ladies must have been exhausted!
That's 4,200,000 kg, or more than 9,259,415 pounds of steel skirt hoops. I didn't even know they were made of steel.
Those ladies must have been exhausted!