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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 4666501" data-attributes="member: 35788">I think there is a significant difference, jreyst.&nbsp; And it is a difference which once understood makes me desire your #2 to the proposed #3.&nbsp; Let's take 2 people.&nbsp; One can lift 150 lbs. while the other can lift only a meager 50 lbs.&nbsp; It is reasonable to assume that so long as they do not need to share the weight equally they should be able to lift a 200 lb object.&nbsp; And, they should.However, using method #3 implies that each person has to try to lift 100 lbs.&nbsp; Sure, that is easily done by the one who can lift 150 lbs.&nbsp; But it is impossible for the one who can only lift 50 lbs.&nbsp; So using this method implies that the 200 lb object remains unlifted.&nbsp; In my book, this would be the wrong decision so long as the two lifters do not need to share the burden equally.DISCLAIMER: #3 in its original does not say divide theweight equally.&nbsp; But if you are dividing the weightany way but equally, why wouldn't you do a sum as suggested in #2.&nbsp; Because, after all, most people can add far more quickly and accurately than they can subtract.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 4666501, member: 35788"] I think there is a significant difference, jreyst. And it is a difference which once understood makes me desire your #2 to the proposed #3. Let's take 2 people. One can lift 150 lbs. while the other can lift only a meager 50 lbs. It is reasonable to assume that so long as they do not need to share the weight equally they should be able to lift a 200 lb object. And, they should. However, using method #3 implies that each person has to try to lift 100 lbs. Sure, that is easily done by the one who can lift 150 lbs. But it is impossible for the one who can only lift 50 lbs. So using this method implies that the 200 lb object remains unlifted. In my book, this would be the wrong decision so long as the two lifters do not need to share the burden equally. DISCLAIMER: #3 in its original does not say divide theweight equally. But if you are dividing the weightany way but equally, why wouldn't you do a sum as suggested in #2. Because, after all, most people can add far more quickly and accurately than they can subtract. [/QUOTE]

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