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Why is a 17lb cat ok in the passenger area but not a 22lb cat?
by lilyball 7y ago
Why is a 17lb cat ok in the passenger area but not a 22lb cat?
- wilt 7y agoBecause of societies high cat beauty standards.
- rob74 7y agoIt's not really about beauty, a cat so overweight (judging by its size on the photos, I would say the "normal" weight would be 6 kg / 12 lbs max) is likely to have serious health problems
- ginko 7y agoPresumably because 8kg is the weight limit for hand luggage.
- floatingatoll 7y agoPresumably carriers (heh) have weight limits for loose objects to protect us all from being hit and killed by them. What is the heaviest inanimate object permitted to be loose (unstrapped, unenclosed) in a plane cabin? A pet cage with a heavy object inside it is an inanimate object. That it contains a living thing is beside the point from a physics perspective.
- peteretep 7y ago> What is the heaviest inanimate object permitted to be loose (unstrapped, unenclosed) in a plane cabin? British Airways’ policy on hand luggage is any weight is fine, as long as you can lift it into the overhead bins without assistance. The heaviest Atlas Stone lift is 560lbs, which seems like a reasonable answer to your question.
- drtillberg 7y agoSounds like a 'bug'.
- floatingatoll 7y agoA 560lb Atlas Stone does not fit into the carryon sizing bin. Based on an eyeball estimate, I believe that the best you could get into the cabin would be 200lbs. It looks like Atlas Stones are generally mold-poured concrete, so you'd have to pour concrete into a rectangular shape. What is the maximum mass (in pounds) of concrete that can be poured into a carryon luggage rectangle compliant with BA policy? EDIT: 51 pounds, because that's the BA published limit on carryons. So, 16"x12"x3.451" using 133 lbs/ft^2 pre-mixed concrete, best case scenario. Make sure to take the handle's weight into account. https://www.britishairways.com/en-us/information/baggage-essentials/hand-baggage-allowances https://www.britishairways.com/en-us/information/baggage-ess... https://www.calculator.net/concrete-calculator.html?slablength=16&slablengthunit=inch&slabwidth=12&slabwidthunit=inch&slabthick=3.451&slabthickunit=inch&slabquantity=1&slabcal=Calculate https://www.calculator.net/concrete-calculator.html?slableng...
- mehrdadn 7y agoFrom a physics perspective it's not just weight but also shape, composition, etc. I'd much rather get hit in my head by a 22 pound cat than a 2 pound ball of metal.
- jacquesm 7y agoGood thing he didn't have a Liger.
- goatinaboat 7y agoWith a suitable doctors note they’d have to let your emotional support liger into the cabin.
- jacquesm 7y agoYou'd have plenty of space around you but I think weight and balance issues will prevent the plane from taking off. That and a lack of in-flight service.