I love the comparison items the K-On! wiki uses to try and give the reader a better sense of how heavy Mugi's keyboard is:

"The Korg Triton is a hefty piece of equipment; at 17 kilograms it is comparable to a FIM-92 Stinger Missile or FGM-148 Javelin Missile Launcher."

Because, you know, the average anime-comedy wiki reader is going to be more familiar with the sensation of carrying around a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system. Naturally.

(I know in the other thread we did have mention of some soldiers who watch it, but, I mean, seriously? :)

--G.
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>I love the comparison items the K-On! wiki uses to try and give
>the reader a better sense of how heavy Mugi's keyboard is:
>
>"The Korg Triton is a hefty piece of equipment; at 17 kilograms it is
>comparable to a FIM-92 Stinger Missile or FGM-148 Javelin Missile
>Launcher."
>
>Because, you know, the average anime-comedy wiki reader is going to be
>more familiar with the sensation of carrying around a
>shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system. Naturally.
>
>(I know in the other thread we did have mention of some soldiers who
>watch it, but, I mean, seriously? :)
>

Now I'm imagining a very bored soldier somewhere. Check for IEDs, maintain gear, edit K-On! wiki.

Peter Eng
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Insert humorous comment here.

>Now I'm imagining a very bored soldier somewhere. Check for IEDs,
>maintain gear, edit K-On! wiki.

"Hmm, 17 kilos? Hey, that's the same as my missile launcher!"

--G.
Similarly, a Les Paul weighs about the same as an M1 Garand, while the Fender Mustang is renowned for weighing no more than an M4 carbine.
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Well what else weighs 17 kilos and is intended to be carried around?

Polychrome

Given the proclivities of certain anime superfans, are you sure you want this question answered?

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I went to a circus training school for a bit as a kid to learn how to clown, and lemme tell you, they get jokes like that so much more...

A case of copier paper would be the right weight, but it would look pretty silly on a shoulder sling.

"This is probably a stupid question, but . . ."

Unless you happen to be Yomiko Readman, in which case I think that qualifies as a weapon of mass destruction.

>Unless you happen to be Yomiko Readman, in which case I think that
>qualifies as a weapon of mass destruction.

I wouldn't go THAT far, but it would at the very least be a SAW.

A SAW? Yomiko with a full case of paper? Uh-uh, it might not be a weapon of mass destruction but it's diffinatly more then an assault rifle, even the SAW. Maybe a conventional bomb or equivialnt poundage of C4.