How much does a stone weigh
pickeralriverkid2017
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I have heard and read about some one weighing like 16 stone i was wondering what that would be in pounds How much would one stone weigh.
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pickeralriverkid2017 wrote: »I have heard and read about some one weighing like 16 stone i was wondering what that would be in pounds How much would one stone weigh.
Here ya go
And a handy converter at the top.1 -
BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.3 -
Thank you for the replies it is easy to google and get answers but don't get too have a conversation2
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6350.29 Milliliters1
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BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.
Except most scales in the UK are set to st and lb. So my scales would say I weigh 10st 7lb (or whatever). So for Brits we have to convert to lb or kg. I bought new scales that have an optional kg setting which I now use but never come across any that can do lb without st (not that I've looked very hard)1 -
BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.
Isn’t that like saying why would you have miles when you could just give the distance in yards or feet?
Or why use gallons when you could just use ounces.
Stone is just the next unit of measure. Like saying 6ft 5in instead of saying you are 78 inches tall4 -
pickeralriverkid2017 wrote: »I have heard and read about some one weighing like 16 stone i was wondering what that would be in pounds How much would one stone weigh.
The British use Stone and Pounds for body weight. A Stone is 14 lbs. A person weighing 16 Stone would be 224 lbs.
My wife was born in England and spoke in Stone when we first got married. Now she speaks in lbs only, because that's what the doctors here use, and those are the types of scales we can buy where we live now.2 -
14lb to one stone so to work out lbs just do the stone X 14 then add on any excess lbs eg 12.10 12x14+10= 178lb1
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BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.
@aeloine
You do understand that different countries use different weights and measures I hope?
A Brit used to stating their weight in stones and pounds has to convert when an American says their weight is 200lbs for example. Doesn't really require head scratching, just a small level of ability with mental maths or a calculator!
And a French person (or other users of the metric system including younger Brits perhaps) would typically convert body weight to kilos.
It's hardly unusual to have different "sizes" of measurements.
Fluid ounces, pints and gallons for example for liquid measurements would all be familiar to you I'm sure.
Exactly the same principle for stones and pounds, a big measurement and a smaller measurement.
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lavinia_whateley_goals wrote: »tryin to decide if this post a good segue into ranting about converting to the metric system
I joined a fraternity to suppress the metric system. I call it the Metric System Supression Society. I mean really, it's only for chemists and people who like counting by 10's. Plus it's 2018, what if the "stone" doesn't identify as 14lbs? Has anyone considered the stone's feelings?1 -
lavinia_whateley_goals wrote: »tryin to decide if this post a good segue into ranting about converting to the metric system
Are you pro metric system?
If not, get on board and join the rest of the world
Countries that aren’t metric.3 -
lavinia_whateley_goals wrote: »tryin to decide if this post a good segue into ranting about converting to the metric system
Are you pro metric system?
If not, get on board and join the rest of the world
Countries that aren’t metric.
No.0 -
I prefer, the Imperial version but I do, like Stone! However why's a Stone specifically 14 Pounds, to me that's a Rock's weight; a Stone's more like a Pebble but Stonehenge's made via Boulders, which're like Rocks; to me but it isn't named: Boulderhenge or Rockhenge!
Also how does, 1 even state; the measurement? Is it:
10 Stone, 13.1 Pounds or 10 Stones, 13.1 Pounds?
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Tis way too complicated mixing units. Like Four score and 7 years ago...no Abe, it was simply 87 years ago. Stop trying to church it up.2
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JustSomeJD wrote: »Tis way too complicated mixing units. Like Four score and 7 years ago...no Abe, it was simply 87 years ago. Stop trying to church it up.
I agree but sometimes, I like; mathematical challenges!0 -
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BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.
@aeloine
You do understand that different countries use different weights and measures I hope?
A Brit used to stating their weight in stones and pounds has to convert when an American says their weight is 200lbs for example. Doesn't really require head scratching, just a small level of ability with mental maths or a calculator!
And a French person (or other users of the metric system including younger Brits perhaps) would typically convert body weight to kilos.
It's hardly unusual to have different "sizes" of measurements.
Fluid ounces, pints and gallons for example for liquid measurements would all be familiar to you I'm sure.
Exactly the same principle for stones and pounds, a big measurement and a smaller measurement.
@sijomial
Yes, I do. Having grown up in the metric system, I questioned the imperial system when I moved to America. Now, even the imperial system isn't set in stone (pun intended). Which is just mind blowing to me.
The Atlantic recently published an article on why America hasn't adopted the metric system and it's mind boggling. At the time of the Metric Act of 1866, industrial manufacturers pushed back, saying that they were already using the imperial system. NOW, it would be too expensive, as all road signs, public markers, etc. are not metric.
The Founding Fathers used (and even helped establish!) the metric system.
Still boggles my mind.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/06/why-the-metric-system-hasnt-failed-in-the-us/487040/0 -
Depends how big the stone is. I grew up with lbs and stones and now just use lbs. Unless I am at the docs where they use kilos - my weight seems marginally less alarming in kilos.0
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I prefer to give my weight in carats...like a diamond.
I am roughly 237000 carats.2 -
We were lied to in 7th grade (1980s) science and math in the US. We were told we had better learn metrics to function since everything would be metric before we graduated. I was excited since metrics are quite easy compared to English.
Sigh.0 -
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I remember when the U.S. flirted with the metric system. All we were left with were 2 liter bottles of artificially flavored, colored, sweetened carbonated water.2
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JustSomeJD wrote: »lavinia_whateley_goals wrote: »tryin to decide if this post a good segue into ranting about converting to the metric system
I joined a fraternity to suppress the metric system. I call it the Metric System Supression Society. I mean really, it's only for chemists and people who like counting by 10's. Plus it's 2018, what if the "stone" doesn't identify as 14lbs? Has anyone considered the stone's feelings?
I might be missing your point, but it's sure easier to multiply by 10 or 100 or 1000 in the metric system, than by 14 or 16 or 8 or any of the other variables in other systems.0 -
BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.
@aeloine
You do understand that different countries use different weights and measures I hope?
A Brit used to stating their weight in stones and pounds has to convert when an American says their weight is 200lbs for example. Doesn't really require head scratching, just a small level of ability with mental maths or a calculator!
And a French person (or other users of the metric system including younger Brits perhaps) would typically convert body weight to kilos.
It's hardly unusual to have different "sizes" of measurements.
Fluid ounces, pints and gallons for example for liquid measurements would all be familiar to you I'm sure.
Exactly the same principle for stones and pounds, a big measurement and a smaller measurement.
I get what @aeloine is saying. It's not a question of British measurements vs measurements in other countries. It's a question of... Why use stone AND pound when you could just use pounds and ignore the stone measurement.
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PrincessTinyheart wrote: »BUT WHY?
Could never understand the need to have X st Y lb measurement when you could just leave it in lb and no one would have to scratch their heads to convert it.
@aeloine
You do understand that different countries use different weights and measures I hope?
A Brit used to stating their weight in stones and pounds has to convert when an American says their weight is 200lbs for example. Doesn't really require head scratching, just a small level of ability with mental maths or a calculator!
And a French person (or other users of the metric system including younger Brits perhaps) would typically convert body weight to kilos.
It's hardly unusual to have different "sizes" of measurements.
Fluid ounces, pints and gallons for example for liquid measurements would all be familiar to you I'm sure.
Exactly the same principle for stones and pounds, a big measurement and a smaller measurement.
I get what @aeloine is saying. It's not a question of British measurements vs measurements in other countries. It's a question of... Why use stone AND pound when you could just use pounds and ignore the stone measurement.
It's the same as using pounds and ounces, or feet and inches. I'd never say I'm 70 inches tall. It's always 5ft 10in.1 -
JustSomeJD wrote: »lavinia_whateley_goals wrote: »tryin to decide if this post a good segue into ranting about converting to the metric system
I joined a fraternity to suppress the metric system. I call it the Metric System Supression Society. I mean really, it's only for chemists and people who like counting by 10's. Plus it's 2018, what if the "stone" doesn't identify as 14lbs? Has anyone considered the stone's feelings?
I might be missing your point, but it's sure easier to multiply by 10 or 100 or 1000 in the metric system, than by 14 or 16 or 8 or any of the other variables in other systems.
The great thing about standards is that there are plenty to choose from!
My post was mostly in jest, but since some people seem to have such a hard on for the metric system, I in turn am a staunch defender of Imperial units. For many reasons, not the least of which is a bit of cultural heritage. Most people won't care but even here in the US this were set to their own standard until someone or group of someone's decided to establish *the* standard. Take your average hand tool, a ratchet for example. We have a couple of standard sizes for normal tools used by a mechanic: 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drive. There are 3/4" and larger drives, but that is getting into specialty and industrial stuff. Prior to the 1920s each company had their own "standard" size which wouldn't work with other companies tools. We can see examples of this still today where companies make proprietary sized connections (remember 12V charger kits in the 90s for your car?). They came with 10 different adapters to fit most "standard" connections at the time.
People will always and forever attempt to come up with better systems until time is no more. I don't blame them, it's part of what makes us human. Now if you want to talk about standards and engineering lets talk about SI...0
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