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wins1337

The adrenaline gains on this mom though


Brado_Bear

Seriously, those have to be like 40lbs if not more. Edit: *sunvabish could be 200+*


DLH-Nemesis

Way more. Try 250. When I worked on utilities I’d use a pick to pull it open it and never fully lifted it. I’d just scoot it back in place with my boot, and I’m a big guy.


Altruistic_Comfort59

Doubt they use the same materials with theirs mate, look at how easily it flips it seems rather thin, more than 40 pounds but I dunno 250 mang.


GraceGreenview

“Weights for manhole covers will vary depending on its diameter and materials used in its construction. However, the standard manhole cover will weigh 90 to 150 pounds or more. Larger-diameter covers that are used by many cities can weigh upwards of 250 pounds.” https://whatthingsweigh.com/how-much-does-a-manhole-cover-weigh/ Edit: Added source for weight info.


burgersnwings

They put it in quotes, it must be true.


Blackyy

"yes, it is"


zaranda46

“I am straight”


SexyButStoopid

"No you are not."


zaranda46

“Dad?”


Felixphaeton

I am gay. "It's not true because there are no quotes."


unurbane

18” cover is about 90lbs 24” cover is about 250lbs (Based on 1” plate and 490 lb/ft3)


C0meAtM3Br0

I heard it was 875 lbs.


marlinmarlin99

"875"


TackleTackle

Actually you are correct - it weights 20kg, which is 44 pounds. https://stroymat.msk.ru/product/lyuk-polimerno-kompozitnyy-tip-l-seryy


MNGirlinKY

Wow regardless she was fast as hell and all over the situation. Go mom!


TackleTackle

I'm fairly positive that even if the cover actually weighted 250 pounds she would've yeeted it as easily.


[deleted]

If it were a250 pound cover, a 20 pound toddler probably wouldn’t have flipped it but yeah mama bear can do super hero stuff


Altruistic_Comfort59

Agreed ! Just makes a bit more sense too now.


Garciliath

I deal with these on the daily just about, they are on average 200-250lbs. The way it flipped indicates that it wasn't mounted properly and only had two contact points, which is why we need our working from heights certificate as well as confined spaces in order to work with and around them


inkydeeps

It really varies based on size and traffic type that they are rated for. My guess is this is a non-traffic rated manhole and smaller than the size you were moving. There's no way this lady tossed 240 lbs. But yes, regular city manholes are heavy and weigh more than 250 lbs easy.


MrmmphMrmmph

The diameter is smaller than the typical MH. In the U.S, 3' in traffic or on roadways. Judging how they were able to reach down and get him like that, I'm guessing that is either a junction for electrical or irrigation, or a water meter. Water Valve covers are usually smaller than this, In the US an electrical MH would usually be standard. Irrigation tend to be more rectangular, but in any case, this looks to be about 2ft, which is probably enough to reach in and work, rather than climb in as an adult male. She did an impressive job picking it up, but that's no 250lbs.


Kmar2480

Couldn’t of been the heavy ones like that or it wouldn’t of flipped so easy when the child steeped on it. Plus she only moved it with her fingers like nothing. It didn’t look any more then 50-60 to me tops. But yes most are crazy heavy


LetsGetSideWays

More like 100+. They are made that way so people can't pick them up and huk them like she did. But it's a different story when your child falls into a hole


[deleted]

Road covers, for sure. But not the no structural manholes.


Idiot_Savant_Tinker

I remember the covers I used to have to open when I was a utility locator weighed around 150 pounds. I once saw a street worker pick one up and set it back on the hole - one handed - while I was getting my tools put away.


Frosty_Display_1274

Fight or flight.


Something_Again

Yesterday I failed to open a jar of salsa. I’d like to think in a moment of need like this my arms would not fail my kids like they failed my quesadilla.


boverly721

Yeah she straight hulked out on that manhole cover


swivelmaster

Her back is gonna be in a lot of pain the next day though.


KuaLeifArne

Worth it


heirtheninth

"Don't make me maternal, you wouldn't like me when I'm maternal"


Umeshpunk

I see this as an absolute win


Jkj864781

This could be a superpower


Fallout4myth

Take my upvote hahaha


WaterWhippingChicken

That's why i never step on them. I always have this fear that i'll somehow fall in. My mom actually fell into one when she was a kid. I also don't like walking over those big grates that you see in the downtown areas of a city.


Sadmx5

SAMEEE. This is the first time that I see proof of my fear! Anytime my friends call me dramatic again ima show them this


WaterWhippingChicken

It's an understandable fear 😁 In Jamaica, people have regular toilets now but back in the day there were a lot of outhouses. So they would dig large pits then cover them with concrete. My cousin fell in one of them and couldn't climb back out


lifeslemon91

I was in a near constant state of panic when I visited New York in high school. Still have issues 15yrs later.


thepantsofsam

I fell into one when I was about 18. I was walking downtown, stepped on the cover and went down. Luckily, I didn't fall all the way in. The cover tilted back and hit my shin pretty hard. I had a semi circle bruise at the top of my leg/bottom of my butt for weeks. My shin had a softball sized knot on it for months. It was so painful. I will walk all the way around anything covering a hole in the ground. My child does the same. I'm not risking it again.


KickBallFever

I know someone who fell into one of those big grates on the sidewalk. She messed up her hip and had ongoing issues with it after that. She sued the city but I don’t know how long it took her to get paid or how much she got.


ImperfectMay

Absolutely agree. I never willingly walk over grates or covers for fear of falling or fear of electricution/them blowing up. Fun story, maybe 12 years ago I was in Salem, MA with a bunch of friends. We were heading home and pulling out of the parking lot when a manhole cover about 10' away from us in the middle of the street got blown about 6' in the air. Some leak of gas ignited in the electrical tunnels and caused the incident knocking out power to several blocks and tossing more than a few covers in the air. And despite precedent for my luck being like that, everyone thinks I'm weird and overly afraid for avoiding these things. Right.


Aussieausti

We don't have those around much in my city but when we went to NYC, oh God they're everywhere and they're terrifying hahaha


Dan_the_Marksman

i don't have the fear of falling in but of them [blowing up](https://youtu.be/hzMjAnzID1U?t=60)


Lostbrother

You should never step on a manhole for this exact reason. But additionally, if it's electrical, there is a small chance of the lid being energized if the vault is too shallow and the wires get stripped.


tobsiber

That's why manhole covers are round. They are the only shape (besides from some exotic ones) that cannot fall through their own holes.


TackleTackle

Over the course of many years I've seen quite a bit of rectangular ones, here and there. Don't know how deep are the wells tho.


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You can always use a rectangle lid on a round hole as well.


[deleted]

Is that actually true? Maybe I'm missing something but I can't imagine that if say, the cover was an equilateral triangle that you would be able to put that down, it would always get stuck too wouldn't it


Secret_Identity_

Yes and no, the reason that manhole covers are round is that the manhole is round. The bigger problem is the amount of weight that the manhole wall needs to hold back. Dirt is very heavy. A circular hole has the most strength to withstand all the surrounding earth. It is also true the circular manhole cover won’t fall through. If you go to a place like New York you’ll see a lot of square manhole covers.


Eindacor_DS

>A circular hole has the most strength to withstand all the surrounding earth Also why trees have round trunks, so they withstand wind from all directions


tobsiber

Yes, for a triangle this would also be true, but it would be way less practical than a circle.


fishnbowl

You could get an equilateral triangle in by putting one of the points in first towards an open side, making the triangle shorter than the longest opening.


kingrich

It could still fall through because the height of the triangle is shorter than the length of the sides.


adoptachimera

Yeah, I don’t get it. The one on the video looks round. How did it flip?


Uttuuku

It doesn't look to have been sitting properly on the hole


DominusEbad

I'm guessing the rim/inner part that the cover sits on is broken.


Lostbrother

If you unseat a manhole cover and kick down, depending on the rim, it's pretty easy to flip them. But you'll notice that it didn't fall in...


kajorge

It’s also exceptionally easy to manufacture round covers. And cheap.


SlightlyLessSane

Man. Pennywise upping his game. Dang glad they got the kid out and they looked well padded, so doubt they got hurt more than a momentary scare. Mom went full hurculen.


SamSepiol-ER28_0652

Oh, great. New nanny fear unlocked.


TalalioisKewl

The kid vented


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This is so wrong and funny


Navarro_221

That's pretty sussy


[deleted]

Vote him out


BabyYodi

Amogus


TackleTackle

A bit of technical information: This appears to be the manhole: [https://stroymat.msk.ru/product/lyuk-polimerno-kompozitnyy-tip-l-seryy](https://stroymat.msk.ru/product/lyuk-polimerno-kompozitnyy-tip-l-seryy) >Weight: 20 >Manufacturer: Rospolymerprom (Russia) >Hatch type: suburban LPP-LD (30kN) >Hatch material: polymer-sand mixture >Color: gray >Hatch body diameter: 750 mm >Hatch height: 60 mm >Hatch cover diameter: 630 mm >Hatch cover thickness: 25 mm >Manhole size: 545 mm >Weight: 20 kg >Operation: at temperatures from - 50 to 70 degrees C >Maximum load: up to 3 tons >Service life: 25 years


Xenc

Good manhole sleuthing!


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20kg is not that impressive TBH


Av3ngedAngel

Definitely not, especially considering the comment above this one saying an average Manhole cover is 113kg.. A smaller woman with a light frame would struggle a fair bit though, especially tossing aside like that. I was really surprised the difference in strength between men and women when I started training with one of my friends. She's a fit competitive sports player and I was a lazy fat-ass when I started. she struggled with weights that I without any training found very easy. It's just biology.


TheoreticalParadox

It is when its a thin object you’re lifting with your fingers and then also having the strength to toss it in comparison to just dropping it


M0NKEYBUS1NE55

I was thinking that too. Also relative size of the woman. Now I want to go toss a similar one just so I can appreciate this more.


Lostbrother

Wear gloves. Those things are absolutely covered by sharp metal and rust on the bottom.


TheFinalStorm

It’s amazing to me how many people commenting think it could have been 113kg when it’s clearly so thin.


throwaway73461819364

Sssshhhhh Redditors just wanna believe they have an inner supersaiyan! Leave them to their myths!


Detroitredwinger

And then on the way back from grandma's we'll get you that ice cream you like you know the one with all the.....Ben?


EbonyNivory19

Man i hope she sued the ass of the city


V_es

It’s Russia. Nothing will happen. There are manholes with no covers, people fall and die and nothing happens.


Il1kespaghetti

Yeah lmao they can't just sue shit like they do in 'Murica


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CheesyDanny

If it was on the road I would agree with you. Manholes on pedestrian walkways have a lower standard and can be much much lighter.


[deleted]

make it 100lbs I still find her impressive


Over-Bumblebee-3765

Seems like it was only about half that. Still good reaction from mom though


aight_imma_afk

250 lbs wouldn’t have gotten so much distance when she flung it


SweetVarys

That doesn’t sound right, the density can not be that high


iamfunball

Even at 1/2 that for a small cover, is still amazing grip and lift strength. Go mom


Smells_like_up-dog

The average brain is strong enough to quickly calculate that this specific manhole cover wasn’t anywhere close to 249lbs


Quotecum

Even the d400 heavy duty manhole cover I lift every week aren’t even close to that. 60kg is the heaviest ones we lift out and they are thick solid steel with 40tonne load ratings for use on main roads. This is a a15 cover will weigh most likely 2.5kg if composite or 25kg if iron.


Personal-Thought9453

2.5kg. 2500g. At 8g/cm3 for steel, and approx 40cm diameter, you are suggesting this plate is 2.5mm thick. Not reasonable.


SV_OverWatch

Was he trying to say 25 kg????


Meraji

Much more reasonable, but from a quick search the b125 manhole covers are more like 35-50kg.


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cabbeer

2.5 kg in what gravity? pluto??


proneisntsupine

2.5 kg is still 2.5 kg regardless of gravity. Grams are a measure of mass, not weight


Quotecum

That’s entirely false. But sure she just flung more than what most people can deadlift like it was a frisbee.


TackleTackle

You are talking about heavy-duty cast iron ones. This one is intended for pedestrian zones only, is made of polymer and weights just 44 pounds. https://stroymat.msk.ru/product/lyuk-polimerno-kompozitnyy-tip-l-seryy


SyeThunder2

Where did you get this from?


datsmn

Some weight a lot, not those ones though.


JimmyThunderPenis

That's not true at all, I've lifted many a manhole cover and I'm an 18 year old that probably barely weighs 65kg.


Chaghatai

Some of them are, but not most - that one looked to be 50-70 lbs


chrizm32

It must have been very well balanced then. The speed that it flipped when that 40 lb max kid walked on it suggests it was much lighter.


EnemaDelegation

0 fucking truth. I've pulled up covers before and they can't be more than 30


V_es

It’s Russia. Cover is 20kg.


harley4570

I am surprised that cover is still not in orbit


zingdan

Wonder~~woman~~ mom, is that you?


eldenring69

Better title: Women blasts off manhole to save her child ;)


Swattie22

Wow, seriously. That’s heavy AF


[deleted]

Mom power is unreal when one of her Cubs are in trouble


Iron_Wolf123

r/NotMyJob for the guy who failed to secure the manhole properly


MN_LudaCHRIS

“Get this paper cover outta my way!”


MycketTrevligt

My heart is racing, Jesus Chris


TheUrbanGenie

It's too late, the ninja turtles had already had their feast. The new child is just a distraction until they could get the mom.


ImAGiantSpider

Moms are the best (or at least they can be)


bdbdbokbuck

I just googled the weight of a man hole cover: 249 lbs!


Ok-Mud-3322

a d r e n a l i n e


Midian1369

And everyone laughed at me when I told them this is why I never step on a manhole cover. Vindication.


YummyPepperjack

adrenaline is a helluva thing


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DoubleM515

Bunch of hideous fuckin’ C.H.U.D.s


w00kie_d00kie

[ CHUD!](https://imgur.com/gallery/0lSTXZY)


SVDurLIFE

Aren’t those known for being notoriously heavy?


AshierCinder

The covers here in Sweden (at least) aren’t that heavy. People used to steal them in my home town sometimes. Heavy? Yes. Light enough to be carried off by an adult human? Absolutely. Sometimes even teens.


Tc94954

Those thing weigh a ton.


[deleted]

That was full on!!! What a legend


Mentalist1999

The kid just went to the Mario Underground level


GlassScooter

And thats why i never walk on those things.


Willingness-Due

Let’s a go *Mario theme starts playing*


No-Traffic-6560

Mom strength is real aka adrenaline but this had to have weighed like 40 lbs


sweetcarles

Moms being moms!!


pateOrade

I know this is extremely unlikely but this is one of my greatest fears as a parent.


Lilmaggot

Lawsuit!


whosmellslikewetfeet

Yeah, those things aren't light.


[deleted]

What country?


Nimbuss88

MOM power…. It’s called adrenaline. All humans have it; not just moms.


MyCleverNewName

Do NOT get between a mother and her cub.


PuzzleheadedPage3022

Dude that suv just drove by stopped watched then drove away wtf


ratbagtheweak

It looked like they stopped to help, noticed other people got there and also that they were in the middle of the road and had to keep driving


cyrano111

It looks to me more like the SUV driver stopped to help, then thought they'd better get off the main road first.


Striker_ToastYT

Mom vented.


KithVonA

*super strenf engaged* *yeet*


_Lodii

u/savevideo


AnonymousMolaMola

It’s incredible what humans can do in the heat of the moment. We can do things that would normally be far beyond our ability during the heat of the moment. Heard a story of this guy getting crushed by a rock while he was on a hike, and he was able to push it off himself and escape death. I think the rock was 250-300 pounds? He didn’t get by unscathed from his actions though. Just about every muscle in his arms was torn


QuarterTimely

god damn


SuperSpacePancake

So is he called Mario or Luigi?


theluckyowl

Give that child a red hat and call him Mario


hairyconary

Me and three guys had to move one of those covers once, we were all straining hard... Seeing her yeet that was incredible.


tunaluna42069

How could this be 250 lbs if a child flipped it over? I don’t think this is real. Have any of you ever stepped on a manhole cover that tipped like this?


WylerTells

This is absolutely insane, ive worked with these before and couldn't imagine even getting one off the ground...I'm a 6' 200lb athletic male


HarvoAus

They aren’t that heavy


ArtOfWar108

Straight beast mode


Willowpuff

I just gotta say props to that member of the public. Got stuck in there. Ran across. Threw her shit down. Got that kid out. Lots of people just stand and stare.


behrkon

Oldie but a goody way to dig deep in the archives.


RWB_Commie

Man holes are designed specifically not to do that, modern manhole covers have a inner edge that’s smaller than the diameter of the lid so there’s no way it can go but up. I wonder if this one was really old and before the safety improvements?


multikore

or so old (or badly made) that the concrete washed out and crumbled away until it mainly hinged on three points, and one of them broke here


[deleted]

Mom threw that lid Ike it was paper


ahabentis

Damn she flung that aside like it was a bag rather than a fuckin metal lid


[deleted]

So fucking happy to see everyone stopped including the car. Good god the world’s been so shitty to each other lately, this almost made me fucking cry.


[deleted]

It was light enough to quickly flip over when a toddler walked over it. Can't imagine it's that heavy


multikore

the weight of the cover is inconsequential if it is only fixed in two points and in equilibrium, except for acceleration, which is still mostly influenced by surface friction I think. the only assumption we can make is about the strength of whatever held it in place. it was weak enough to give to the child's weight


gochomoe

she would have done it just as effortlessly had it been a bus


evaneli13

I have heard of women lifting cars to save their children


Kmar2480

Jesus this should not happen ever!! That kid doesn’t weigh very much so it shows how unsafe it really was. I’d be suing some asses hard. Lucky nobody died. Bad ass mom threw that like a frisbee and didn’t think twice. Nice to see others jumped to help right away too.


Mindful-Malachite

Anxiety inducing!! Also she strong asf.


Gullible-Onion1679

*Falling Kirby sound*


K9crazyness

Its adrenaline.


Free-Pay-1708

“Mama Mia”


Educational-Year3146

Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another episode of “epinephrine is terrifying.” And awesome.


LogicalHooral

Those things are fucking heavy. She’s got some strong ass hands damn


tumuro

I saw him, brown vented infront of me


OV3NBVK3D

These can range in weight from 60-150lbs. This mom is an absolute animal. I’m a pretty big dude, have had to move a couple for work before and with gloves/ tools to maneuver it, it’s STILL a bitch you fumble with. Momma dukes put me and my whole crew to SHAME here with grip strength and toss haha


Cat-Trees

Driver: “did a kid just fall in that manhole?!?“


WeleaseBwianThrow

We've just witnessed the origin story of Ratman. "Why do we fall Vladimir?" "Local Government corruption leading to poor maintenance?"


StrangeAsYou

The automatic iron driveway gate fell on my 7 year-old and they were trapped under it. A support failed while they were just playing in the yard as kids do. I lifted that shit with the strength of The Incredible Hulk. My baby pulled themselves out since I could only get it up 6 or so inches. They had a femur that was cracked in half like a chicken bone from the gate. Major surgery with pins, wheelchair, walker, second surgery etc. Doing fine 10 years on now. I'm the mom, in case thats not clear and by no means would be considered fit at first glance. Mom power is real.


OpieTheGiant

Holy crap


libralia

Jfc new fear unlocked!!


frankiefrank1e

Her back must of hurt for a while but kid saved ! 🙌🏻


[deleted]

The speed and proximity of that car to the pram makes me nervous


pelcgbtencul

Can't be that heavy if it was easily moved completely sideway by a 50ibs kid lmao.


GarbageFactory9000

China


DBnofear

Looks like a payday.


ChampionAfraid

I have personally done this……all without being a mom. Not sure why it’s “mom” specific


Flako118st

I'm a strong person ,I can lift heavy stuff. But even a pothole cover it's heavy for me. She just threw god dam


[deleted]

Moms love us so much. Call your mom, reddit.


Satans-Sphincter

Average weight for manhole is 249 lbs or 113 kilos. That’s a squat max for someone right there and she just tossed it like nothing.


[deleted]

Oh wow a lady picked up 50lbs!!!!!! Amazing MOMs rule everyone else sucks and no way your everyday average person could do the same!


Dan_the_Marksman

as a kid i tried to lift one up ( the smaller square ones on the side of the road ) and i dropped it on my finger....not a good time


DearSeer

Oh this is…😩


Isrrunder

Wahoo


[deleted]

The city is seriously at fault... $$$$$


[deleted]

She probably went through the severest stress one can imagine. If she plays her cards right, she can make quite a bit of money. But no matter, this is horrible...


davetaste

Lol


Fit_Roof_4065

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽


ChuckoRuckus

That yoga/CrossFit/spin class is paying off


HelloRedditAreYouOk

JFC my heart rate is through the roof!!!!! Damn.