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   charles  wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >    Peter Moylan  wrote:   
   >> I gather that kilts are quite heavy, presumably as a guard against their   
   >> blowing up.   
   >   
   > They are heavy because of the material - wool - that is used.   
      
   I was told that they're heavy largely because they're enormous when fully   
   unfolded, something that isn't apparent from the usual display.   
      
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