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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/worlds-fattest-cat-died-after-33983068
A normal cat weights around 4kg. Crumbs weighted at most 17kg. That's a little over 4 times the normal weight.
An average weight for an average person is 70kg. 4 times the normal weight for an average human would be 280kg
That's 617lbs for the Americans. And wouldn't you know it, we have a whole show about that. 152 episodes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_600-lb_Life
Wow, I've seen posts about the here and there. I've got such mixed feelings about it. I mean it's interesting and good to spread awareness. But it feels wrong to make entertainment from sick people.
It may motivate them and help them with connections to get better. I wish they weren't exploited to do so, but it's not my TV programming.