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- From: twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
- Subject: Mother Lifts Car Off Child. Uh huh.
- Message-ID: <28148@dog.ee.lbl.gov>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 03:17:24 GMT
- Expires: 31 January 1993
- Reply-To: TWChan@lbl.gov (Terry Chan)
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- Well people, I would like to revisit the story where a woman
- (or anyone) lifts a heavy car off of a trapped child. The
- story illustrates various points such as the power of the mind,
- what the body is capable of under great stress, etc., etc. An
- example is the following post from another newsgroup (not in the
- alt sewer):
-
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- mnoell@reed.edu (I'm done dammit!!!) writes:
-
- Please pardon my ignorance and skepticism, but can anyone document
- these episodes in which a mother lifts a car to save her child? I too have
- heard these stories, but it has never happened to me. In fact it has never even
- happened to anyone I know. I'm not saying it cannot happen, rather I am
- asking for first hand evidence. This is the sort of story we would all like
- to believe, but I have never encountered anything more substanitive than
- rumor. Thanks for any help.
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-
- Then, robear@access.digex.com (Robear) writes:
-
- Check the newpapers for a reasonably large city; it'll happen a few times a year
- the last I remember in this area was last Spring in No. Va. A mother was able
- to stop her station wagon when it rolled down a mildly sloped drivewy
- towards her child, then called for help while holding the car in place.
- She ended up in the hospital for a bit, probably with back problems.
-
- Since I could, when training for cross country, lift the rear wheels of
- a small or medium sized car off the ground for a few seconds, I assume
- that it is possible for most people if adrenalinized. It is mostly leg
- and lower back strength.
-
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-
- I did a search on a database of several US newspapers with national
- circulation from 1 January 1988 to 5 December 1992 and over 1,000
- magazines and journals from the same period. Does anyone have
- any documentation on this story?
-
- Terry "Wide Load" Chan
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