Minatamis na Saging. Minatamis na Saging is a dessert dish wherein plantains (locally known as âsaging na sabaâ) are sweetened by cooking in a sweet mixture composed of water, brown sugar, salt, and vanilla extract. This is one of the quick and easy Filipino dessert recipes that we have.
Chris Beckman gave a great explanation of how that is possible. I'd be a little wary of the 11 pounds estimate. For example Human head article on Wikipedia puts that figure down to 5-11 lbs. But this is quite irrelevant since in many cultures you see people (especially women) carrying great loads atop their heads either for cultural reasons.
The average human head is 6 to 7 inches wide and 8 to 9 inches long. The average circumference is 21 to 23 inches. Males generally have a slightly larger head than females. Continue Reading.