This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as What Exactly Is ‘Dead Weight’?.

National-level powerlifter, Yashtika Acharya, died after 270-kg weight she was trying to lift fell on her neck during ...

Yashtika Acharya tragically died in a gym accident in Bikaner, Rajasthan. A 270 kg bar fell on her during training. Despite ...

An average bobcat weighs 9-14 kilogrammes. With so much money at stake, bobcat carcasses are examined at the weigh-in to ensure contestants haven’t cheated by pushing weights into their bodies to make ...

“Efficiency reimagined” is the new slogan, and it calls for UPS to shed “dead weight,” or low margin business that takes up too many resources to be worthwhile. This kind of ...