ðə kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðə wˈeɪt ænd nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ðˌɛm, wˌɪtʃ əkˈeɪʒənəli ɚɹˈaɪzᵻz ɪn ðɪs kˈɑːntɛkst, wʌz ˈænsɚd dˈɪfɹəntli; ˈɛstᵻməts ɑːɹ sˈɛd tə ɹˈeɪndʒ bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ænd fˈɪftiːn tˈʌnz sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən wɪð ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɐlˈɛdʒᵻdli fˈoːɹɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ lˈʌv pˈædlɑːks.
The question of the weight and number of them, which occasionally arises in this context, was answered differently; estimates are said to range between two (April 2011) and 15 tons (September 2011) with a number of allegedly 40,000 love padlocks.