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Joe Goldberg Breaking Handcuffs
Joe does this in season 4, EP5
Breaking Force of Handcuffs
1. Breaking Strength:
• The handcuffs’ chain has a shear strength of 1,900 pounds per square inch (psi).
• 1 lbf = 4.44822 Newtons, so:
1900lbf x 4.44822 N/1bf = 8, 451.6 Newtons.
2. Cross-Sectional Area:
• The chain’s cross-sectional area is greater than 1 square inch, but we will assume 1 square inch as a minimum baseline.
• Using this baseline means 8,451.6 Newtons is the minimum force needed to break the chain.
Result:
• 8,451.6 Newtons falls into the Class 1 Tier (5,348.4–9,810 Newtons).
• Class 1 corresponds to lifting 545.2–1,000 kilograms (or 0.5452–1 metric tons).
Class 1
Joe does this in season 4, EP5
Breaking Force of Handcuffs
1. Breaking Strength:
• The handcuffs’ chain has a shear strength of 1,900 pounds per square inch (psi).
• 1 lbf = 4.44822 Newtons, so:
1900lbf x 4.44822 N/1bf = 8, 451.6 Newtons.
2. Cross-Sectional Area:
• The chain’s cross-sectional area is greater than 1 square inch, but we will assume 1 square inch as a minimum baseline.
• Using this baseline means 8,451.6 Newtons is the minimum force needed to break the chain.
Result:
• 8,451.6 Newtons falls into the Class 1 Tier (5,348.4–9,810 Newtons).
• Class 1 corresponds to lifting 545.2–1,000 kilograms (or 0.5452–1 metric tons).
Class 1