What are " stones"

SwannySez

They're the maguffin in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

LauraSmyth28

It's a bit like Americans using "cups" as a measurement in recipes. WTF is a cup? (I now know it's 8oz, or around 230ml but a 'cup' to me is something you drink from).

Molly_Louise

It just makes us Brits appear lighter. 14 stone sounds far better than 196lbs.

Haha! This! I much prefer to say my weight in stones

I'm the opposite! I prefer to say I'm 146.5lbs than 10 stone 6.5lbs as no one I knows uses just lbs as weight measurement and so they don't know how much I weigh! Ha.

sammyjbray

Stones are always used here in the UK

But for some odd reason only when referring to a person's weight. When shopping or in the kitchen people in the UK use kilos (now some odd person will come and say they use pounds).

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Or ounces in the kitchen

Mrs Beeton know best.

BigAardvaark

It's a bit like Americans using "cups" as a measurement in recipes. WTF is a cup? (I now know it's 8oz, or around 230ml but a 'cup' to me is something you drink from).

Or something I would wear to protect the old "crown jewels" during a game of cricket ;-)

Z_I_L_L_A

It just makes us Brits appear lighter. 14 stone sounds far better than 196lbs.

That's because it is lighter, lol 14 stone is 140lb

Um, nope, 14 stone is 196lbs (14 x 14)

@lisaamartin1 - Ok topic changes over to beer,ale,lager now because you are drinking one....I want a pint. Why call it a pint?

fteale

Do you use feet in America, or are people measured in inches?

fteale

And where do people stand on chains and furlongs?

fteale

BTW I am English and use stone for weight, and lbs and kg (or more often oz and g) interchangeably in the kitchen. I also use both cm and inches, and km and miles. For some reason despite being taught both in the UK we don't get confused about it.

stephenatl09

And where do people stand on chains and furlongs?

I don't know but I like whips and chains..does that count??? (joking)

Z_I_L_L_A

It's a bit like Americans using "cups" as a measurement in recipes. WTF is a cup? (I now know it's 8oz, or around 230ml but a 'cup' to me is something you drink from).

Ok why call a beer and pint, here a pint is 16oz? Which is 2 cups.

delilah47

It just makes us Brits appear lighter. 14 stone sounds far better than 196lbs.

That's because it is lighter, lol 14 stone is 140lb

never mind.....................

AtticusFinch

I wouldn't describe my height in inches, but that would be more descriptive than describing it in yards.

That's just another step up, doesn't invalidate the Feet and inches, Stones and pounds point. Anyway, a yard and a meter are practically the same length, and most of Europe would measure itself in Meters and centimeters, so nerr

So does 20+ stones equal a boulder? lol

No, it equals obesity

... and that means using Kgs in place of pounces, ounces, stones etc. But most (older) people still think in terms of pounds and stones

How many ounces are there in a pounce, and doesn't it depend on the size of your p*ssy ?

:happy:

sailorsiren13

I learned about Stone by watching BBC America love Watching "You are What You Eat" Jillian cracks me up!!! She also has some great tips and tricks!!

mixtaplix

So let me get this straight......in the UK: 10 stone = 140 pounds = bar total for a crazy night at the pubs.....

katysmelly

OK, so this stupid American wants to make sure he understands.

In America we use pounds.
In Britain they use 'stones'.
And kg are used everywhere else?

Yup!

Well, to be more exact: stones are only used for human weight. Foods are in metric (although some people still think of food in pounds - you'll see it in butchers shops, alongside the metric.)

Newborn babies are "pounds" though. The doctor will record the weight officially in kg, but the parents will say "She weighed 8 pounds!"

BrettWithPKU

Stones, furlongs, chains: a lot of these units of measurement Americans hear in sports.

The weight of professional boxers is often given in stones before a match.
Furlong is a measurement used in horse racing.
And chains? Hmm. In America, chains represent 10 yards in American football

LisaJ2904

I learned about Stone by watching BBC America love Watching "You are What You Eat" Jillian cracks me up!!! She also has some great tips and tricks!!

Jillian McKieth is INSANE ! x :explode: lol x

AtticusFinch

I learned about Stone by watching BBC America love Watching "You are What You Eat" Jillian cracks me up!!! She also has some great tips and tricks!!

Jillian McKieth is INSANE ! x :explode: lol x

^^ This, and she has an unhealthy obsession with other people's *kitten*. (And she used to claim a Mickey Mouse doctorate).

kyle4jem

Surely there are only 6 stones: Mick, Keith, Charlie, Ronnie, Bill and Brian :smokin:

Bumdrahp

I got the moves like Jagger.

onedayillbeamilf

I can't google yet.. I don't have cream for my coffee which means no coffee.. which means i'm not exactly awake yet.

You can't google without coffee but you can figure out how to post a thread? :huh:

thebigcb

I learned about Stone by watching BBC America love Watching "You are What You Eat" Jillian cracks me up!!! She also has some great tips and tricks!!

Jillian McKieth is INSANE ! x :explode: lol x

^^ This, and she has an unhealthy obsession with other people's *kitten*. (And she used to claim a Mickey Mouse doctorate).

She is the unhealthiest health guru I have ever seen, looks tired, bad posture

LauraSmyth28

I learned about Stone by watching BBC America love Watching "You are What You Eat" Jillian cracks me up!!! She also has some great tips and tricks!!

Jillian McKieth is INSANE ! x :explode: lol x

^^ This, and she has an unhealthy obsession with other people's *kitten*. (And she used to claim a Mickey Mouse doctorate).

She is the unhealthiest health guru I have ever seen, looks tired, bad posture

"If you are what you eat then Gillian Michaels has eaten a shrew", Dara O'Briain.

wewon

That's just another step up, doesn't invalidate the Feet and inches, Stones and pounds point.

Sure it does, it emphasizes my point.

In yards, the average man and an NBA player are the same basic height. In stones an obese person and a healthy person are in the same range.

Height in inches may be cumbersome, but it is descriptive

boston6

But when you describe your weight in stones, 145 lbs would be "10 stone, 5pounds". You would not round it to 10 stone.

Also, there have been 10 stones, Rolling Stones that is:

Members
Mick Jagger
Keith Richards
Charlie Watts
Ronnie Wood

Past members
Brian Jones
Ian Stewart
Tony Chapman
**** Taylor
Bill Wyman
Mick Taylor

fteale

That's just another step up, doesn't invalidate the Feet and inches, Stones and pounds point.

Sure it does, it emphasizes my point.

In yards, the average man and an NBA player are the same basic height. In stones an obese person and a healthy person are in the same range.

Height in inches may be cumbersome, but it is descriptive

There is no way an obese and a healthy weight person would be in the same stone range, and as the previous poster said, you say for instance, 8 stone 10 lbs, which is what I am. I wouldn't say I weighed 8 stone, because I don't, but the dealing with smaller numbers does make it easier to make a quick judgement on the weight involved. I know I should weigh between 8 and 10 stone. Those are easier and quicker numbers to deal with than 115 - 140 lbs or whatever.

LauraSmyth28

Yesterday I was 10 stone even.
Today I am 9 stone 13lbs. Happy happy.

See how much better this sounds than I was 140lbs, now I am 139lbs. Just doesn't sound as good.

WaterBunnie

Stones are always used here in the UK

They are but I've set my scales to pounds. So much easier to calculate loss when I'm bleary eyed in the morning!

WaterBunnie

So let me get this straight......in the UK: 10 stone = 140 pounds = bar total for a crazy night at the pubs.....

We pay each time we buy a round rather than running a tab. I've never spent anything like that on a night out!