What are " stones"

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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
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    16 ounces in a pound, 14 pounds in a stone :wink:
  • misterbilliam
    misterbilliam Posts: 12 Member
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    I'm assuming you mean as in a weight measurement? If so, then it is equal to 14lb!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    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
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    THANK YOU! I kept seeing this and I had NO IDEA! :flowerforyou:
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    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
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    14 lbs equals 1stone
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
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    Haha! Yes as in weight measure!
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
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    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
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    14 lbs. It's more commonly used in England and that direction.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
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    How many dollars(in words) is this ? 1,000?
  • BigAardvaark
    BigAardvaark Posts: 43
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    Here, let me Google that for you.....

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+are+stones
  • Bumdrahp
    Bumdrahp Posts: 1,314 Member
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    Smart *kitten* :tongue:
  • BrettWithPKU
    BrettWithPKU Posts: 575 Member
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    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
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    1 stone = 6.3 kgs hope it helps
  • Blondeweightloss
    Blondeweightloss Posts: 70
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    Stones are always used here in the UK :)
  • tamsinwhitfield
    tamsinwhitfield Posts: 135 Member
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    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: 5,864 Member
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    Last time I answered a question like this I got a strike.
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
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    "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
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    It just makes us Brits appear lighter. 14 stone sounds far better than 196lbs.
  • Jasonhannen
    Jasonhannen Posts: 32
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    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 :)

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