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Originally Posted by masraum
It took me a minute. The theory is that race teams like to "bend" the rules a bit (like their cars to show up as lighter than they really are).
the guy's using his toe to lift the back of his bag making it seem lighter so it's cheaper.
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Not really worth it at any level of professional racing nowadays, at least I hope not. One of the reasons is demonstrated below. I do enjoy the stories of ball-bearings-inside-fuel-bowser type ingenuity
I wonder when they let a couple extra kilos on board per person, either this way or simply the gate agents being "friendly", how quickly that adds up with 200+ people and how that might affect the trim. Hopefully they weigh the whole lot before takeoff...