I too have a story of moving a tridanca gigas half which was 42 inches
across. Attempting to lift it off a loading dock, my friend decided it was
too heavy for just two of us to move and decided to put it down with no
warning.  With my hand underneath the sheer weight crushed my gold ring on
middle finger into my finger and 7 stitches later my finger works just fine.
I have 3 pairs left in my warehouse from the late 70's , I will get my
warehouse guys to weigh one just out of curiousity
Andrew
Vancouver B.C.
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From: "Jordan Star" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 12:48 PM
Subject: Tridacna gigas


> Hello Ton and Others,
> The Tridanca gigas I had was, come to think of it, was 3.6 feet across not
> 4.5 feet.  It seemed bigger than 3.6 feet, my quick recollection of the
size
> was wrong.  I didn't have a scale to weigh it but my father and I lifted
one
> half of it, took three steps or four, then put it down.  With one half of
the
> shell near where it was to go, we brought the other half to the same
place.
> I guess one half weighed as much as a bag of cement.
>     Lynn, I could write (type) a story for the American Conchologist about
> how we uncreated in the parking lot and drove it home in a 1965? Jaguar.
> Tom, if I can do it, I can send you a picture of it.  All other readers,
ALL
> shellers have a strange story.
> Jordan *