"Now that would be something shocking to see!!"  Nate smirks, "So who's got the duck tape?" 
  Looking at the supports leading up to the celing Nate considers the ammount of weight each could support.  
  "Um teach, how much can these supports hold?" Nate asks Kurt, thinking of his increased mass.  Over 500 lbs was no laughing matter.  If he stepped wrong he could very well bring down the house and in a worse case end someones life.