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Place the suction ring around the bottom of a soda can.  Place the can and ring onto a smooth surface and press down around the ring to squeeze out the air between the ring and the smooth surface.  Theoretically you should be able to lift about 200 pounds with this.  Radius of the ring is 55.6 mm.

The large mat will adhere to a large flat object when pulled up by the handle but will easily come away when lifted by the edges.