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Originally Posted by craigster59

I worked on a Miller Lite commercial back in the day that featured famous bull riders sitting around the bar with arm and leg casts (my handiwork).

They were all 5'4"- 5'8" and none weighed more than 140 lbs.

@140#, you don't hit the ground nearly as hard as you do at 240#.

I suspect there may be some other physics involved too. It's probably harder to hang on to a bucking bull/bronco with 240# of inertia than 140#.