03_aclu03_gen_liberty.jpg. Since George Washington's election as the nation's first president in 1788, there have been a total of 43 presidents but only 16 chief justices. The longest served for 34 years, the shortest served for less than one year. Six have resigned, nine died in office, and one was an unconfirmed recess appointment.
What are bumper plates? Bumper plates are a type of weight plate for Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, CrossFit-style workouts and more. Unlike the common iron or steel metal weight plates or discs, bumper plates are made of almost 100% rubber or urethane, with a small metal insert in the center. 1  Why use bumper plates?In short, bumper plates are designed so that you can drop a barbell that is loaded with weight plates directly on the ground.
Rear Bumper Weight Reduction. Iâm not happy with driving a 2060 lb. electric Midget. I had high hopes of a 1700 lb. car when I was considering going electric. Starting with a newer rubber bumper Midget didnât help, and adding 475lbs. of batteries sealed the deal on being overweight. The rubber bumpers are known to be heavy and seemed like a good place to start when reducing the weight of the car. My front bumper weighed 50lbs. and my rear bumper weighed 35lbs. I have seen the many conversions of rubber bumpers to the earlier classic bumpers, but I didnât want to deal with all of the body work involved with that approach to weight reduction.