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Nor could he in any other way exert a fraction of the strength which we would naturally expect from a man his size. But that was where the fat man's power ended. If any foolhardy fellow reached the spot at the same instant he would simply cannon off that mountain of a man like a billiard ball from a cushion. Well - whenever this big fat chap wanted to make the catch he was allowed to do so. Sometimes several fellows rush to the spot where the ball is about to land shouldering one another out of the way - so as to have the fun of making the catch and return throw. They throw a tennis ball from crowd to crowd, and whoever is nearest catches the ball and returns it. Half a dozen fellows will get in one group and as many more in a group fifty yards away. He would join the boys on the beach and pass the medicine ball and play catch. He was a great mixer, and not in the least sensitive about his abnormal size. In fact he was so stout that he could get in and out of a taxicab door only by having two friends push and pull him. To illustrate - Some years ago one of the most popular characters at a certain seaside resort was a real 'fat man.' He was nearly six feet tall and weighed over 400 pounds in his bathing-suit. Most 'fat men' are far from being powerfully built, although their very weight enables them to exert some power in certain limited ways. Most of his weight would be made up of soft flesh, which has not the driving power of well-conditioned muscle and which further interferes with his freedom of movement, and makes any speed impossible. A fat man might be 5 feet 10 inches tall and weigh 275 pounds, and yet not be powerful at all. Size alone does not make a man powerful he must have strength along with his bulk. Therefore a big man who can move quickly can ordinarily exert more power than a small man moving at equal speed that is, if each of the two is fairly strong and well-knit. A stream of water coming through a two-inch pipe through a drop of 200 feet will develop more power than a much thicker stream falling only a few feet. He looks as though he could do a lot which is why you call him powerful.

Now you can just picture the kind of man that is 'powerfully built.' Usually he is about six feet tall, broad-shouldered, big-chested, wide-hipped, with sturdy legs and thick arms. You are walking along the street with a friend, you meet some big husky of the Jim Jeffries type and your friend exclaims admiringly, 'My, what a powerfully built chap!'

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