Why can’t you pick up someone that acts heavier than their normal weight?

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Anyone can weigh themselves down by not wanting to be picked up but how r they heavier than normal?
Like a baby that doesn’t want to be picked up of the floor will act heavy not grab on anything ect but feel like u cant pick em up like u usually easily would.

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When someone is willing to be picked up, they usually help by making themselves more rigid through muscle tension or making their weight distributed over a smaller area (curling up or something). They keep their own body parts in position instead of letting all their appendages flop around. When something is rigid, it’s easier to carry all of the weight from one or two points.

Imagine a garden hose stretched out in your yard that you’re trying to pick up. If you try to just grab the garden hose without any rolling or prepping, most of the hose is just going to flop around. But if you could make the entire hose more rigid, or more compact, it’s much easier to carry the entire hose on your own. A person can accomplish the rigidity or compactness on their own with their muscles, and so a willing person can make themselves easier to carry.

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