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- Build a replica of the dimensions and weight of the "golden plates". 50? 60? 80? 100+? pounds???
- Find a BYU student similar to the age, weight, and build of Smith at the time of his supposed "gold run". Bonus points if he limps due to a botched leg operation.

Find 5-8 other men to act as would be attackers hellbent on getting the golden plates replica

Determine the distance ran, the approximate number of logs and rocks Joe jumped and stage this in say Provo canyon, off the paved bike path of course.

Video tape the whole thing.

Hell why not make it an annual event? Call it the Race for the Truth?

Determine the distance ran

What's your reference for this run and let's find out.

I know what 60 lbs feels like (the standard eye witness account). I lift weights at the local gym and the bench press bar itself is 55 lbs. I could run a fair distance with it, much farther and easier if it was only 7 x 8 x 4 inches.

Of course, I'm not a big strapping farm boy like Joseph Smith probably was......

bcspace wrote:

Determine the distance ran

What's your reference for this run and let's find out.

I know what 60 lbs feels like (the standard eye witness account). I lift weights at the local gym and the bench press bar itself is 55 lbs. I could run a fair distance with it, much farther and easier if it was only 7 x 8 x 4 inches.

Of course, I'm not a big strapping farm boy like Joseph Smith probably was......

A standard bar is 45 lbs.

Next time you're at the gym, make sure you take two 25 lbs plates, wrap them in a jacket of yours, and run around your track as fast as you can. Please let us know how that went, yeah? If you can catalogue that with pictures or video it would actually go a long ways toward proving or disproven our assertion.

No, you couldn't. You wouldn't get down the block. And you certainly wouldn't be outrunnig 5 other dudes. Well, if someone dangled a photo of Chris Butters in front of you, the erotic desires might give you the extra "turbo boost" needed to pull it off...

No, you couldn't. You wouldn't get down the block.

Sure could.

And you certainly wouldn't be outrunnig 5 other dudes.

Well, let's look at the details of this run. What's your source and quote?

Well, if someone dangled a photo of Chris Butters in front of you, the erotic desires might give you the extra "turbo boost" needed to pull it off...

Sorry. I'm not gay.

you couldn't.

the story is bs, and you know it.

and...well, you would deny it if you were, so...

by the way, CT, the funny thing about this story is that my seminary teachers basically would tell it like you are, except they'd testify that it must mean Joseph Smith was Paul Bunyan.

you couldn't.

You must be limper and weaker than a spaghetti noodle on a plate.

the story is bs, and you know it.

I don't know that. Hence, I'm asking for references to it. What are the surrounding details etc.? The OP is just bs without it.

and...well, you would deny it if you were, so...

If I were what?

Perhaps a new TV show could be made around this.
It could be called "Mormon Gladiators".
Contestants would have to carry the object through the course while 3 Gladiators try to stop them.
No backpacks allowed though (that would be cheating).

Perhaps a new TV show could be made around this.
It could be called "Mormon Gladiators".
Contestants would have to carry the object through the course while 3 Gladiators try to stop them.
No backpacks allowed though (that would be cheating).

Make it realistic. What are the historic details of this course? The ostensible familiarity with this story is great enough that someone should be able to come up with them pretty quickly.