User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5020152-20130305143423

I've read a theory that Shock Traps and Pitfall Traps are triggered by weight. So why can Rathalos, for example, trigger them, but not monsters such as Aptonoth? I mean, even though Rathalos is much, much bigger than an Aptonoth, wouldn't it weigh less because it is an airborne creature and not a land-based one?

Just how much does a Rathalos weigh, anyway? I'm guessing around two or three hundred pounds at the most.