What are " stones"

Bumdrahp
Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
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SORRY if this seems like a silly question! BUT I really don't know! :cry:
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  • mormas
    mormas Posts: 188 Member
    16 ounces in a pound, 14 pounds in a stone :wink:
  • misterbilliam
    misterbilliam Posts: 12 Member
    I'm assuming you mean as in a weight measurement? If so, then it is equal to 14lb!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    slightly bigger than a pebble but smaller than rocks......


    joking aside, stones are common usage in the UK. One stone = 14lbs. Therefore someone says they weigh 10 stone, they weigh 140lbs.
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    THANK YOU! I kept seeing this and I had NO IDEA! :flowerforyou:
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Google is your friend.....
    But, to answer your question it's a measure of weight.
    1 stone = 14 pounds (I think, we haven't used stones in Australia for about 40 years, but they're still used in some parts of the world).
  • Julietecosse
    Julietecosse Posts: 165
    14 lbs equals 1stone
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    Haha! Yes as in weight measure!
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    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.
  • reybrianne
    reybrianne Posts: 11
    14 lbs. It's more commonly used in England and that direction.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    How many dollars(in words) is this ? 1,000?
  • BigAardvaark
    BigAardvaark Posts: 43
    Here, let me Google that for you.....

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+are+stones
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
    Smart *kitten* :tongue:
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
    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?
  • delmc1
    delmc1 Posts: 331 Member
    1 stone = 6.3 kgs hope it helps
  • Blondeweightloss
    Blondeweightloss Posts: 70
    Stones are always used here in the UK :)
  • tamsinwhitfield
    tamsinwhitfield Posts: 135 Member
    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?

    No, stones are pounds (i.e. seven stone eight is equivalent to 106 pounds - 7x14 + 8). It's no different to referring to 12 inches as a foot.
  • SwannySez
    SwannySez Posts: 5,860 Member
    Last time I answered a question like this I got a strike.
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    "slightly bigger than a pebble but smaller than rocks...... ""

    LOL I also wondered what it was in lbs, just hadn't looked it up or asked
  • RoosterB
    RoosterB Posts: 214 Member
    It just makes us Brits appear lighter. 14 stone sounds far better than 196lbs.
  • Jasonhannen
    Jasonhannen Posts: 32
    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?

    I'm in the UK and I use Kilograms :)
  • captdb2000wechanged
    captdb2000wechanged Posts: 9
    Stones is the British rock group that had some great hits. Lead man Mick Jagger. Awesome group.
  • Tamara6984
    Tamara6984 Posts: 30
    I totally agree, but I won't be shouting about it until I've lost 4 stone!! lol :)
  • cjhart81
    cjhart81 Posts: 200 Member
    Yup its stones in the UK :D 1 stone = 14lbs
  • tamsinwhitfield
    tamsinwhitfield Posts: 135 Member
    It just makes us Brits appear lighter. 14 stone sounds far better than 196lbs.

    I actually think 14 stone sounds much worse - small units lose all meaning, but larger single units have a tendency to be more meaningful (plus it's etymologically identical to feet and inches; you'd never say you were 64 inches tall, or whatever your height is once converted).
  • elexichoccyeater
    elexichoccyeater Posts: 310 Member
    In the North East we say 'clem' instead of stone so someone could be 14 clem!!! just to confuse you even more x
  • Hev_uk
    Hev_uk Posts: 82 Member
    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
  • wolfi622
    wolfi622 Posts: 206
    If Google is suppose to replace all conversation, cyber or otherwise, then what is the point of having message boards? ;)
  • wewon
    wewon Posts: 838 Member
    I totally agree, but I won't be shouting about it until I've lost 4 stone!! lol :)

    This brings up a good point.

    Is stones practical when weighting a person? The resolution is so big that it seems like it would be more appropriate when weighing big things.

    My goal weight is barely over 2 stones away, but 30 lbs is something that I can see a change in every week.
  • gracie2586
    gracie2586 Posts: 69 Member
    Thank God someone had the guts to ask that .I've been wondering what a stone equals in pounds for awhile now!
  • markyb1977
    markyb1977 Posts: 28 Member
    We are very imperial... lol

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