Talk:3179: Fishing

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The tug on a fishing line would be measured in newtons, not kilograms. 76.187.17.7 04:30, 11 December 2025 (UTC) YAY BERET GUY!Mathmaster (talk)

  • It's at least a C+ 65.35.15.18 05:12, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, but he is not measuring the force, he is measuring the "weight" (mass) of the thing he thinks he hooked. (e.g. a 5 lb fish)2603:8000:5E00:2913:EE02:2D56:E960:2CDE 05:21, 11 December 2025 (UTC) Beret Guy's estimate is, of course, absurd (or it would be for anyone else). His lifting capacity, the breaking points of his line and rod, the buoyancy of his boat and the force to break loose an individual piece of rock (the lowest of which would mark the upper bounds for his estimate) are (many) orders of magnitude lower than the force required to haul a 10^24 kg catch into the boat [citation needed, I guess] 627235 (talk) 11:41, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

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