What's a stone?

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nickiname - 26 Feb 2005 13:26 GMT

I'm from CAN and have never heard of weight being measured in stones, can
someone fill me in?

K
214/208/160

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Anna H. - 26 Feb 2005 14:25 GMT

>I'm from CAN and have never heard of weight being measured in stones, can
>someone fill me in?
>
>K
>214/208/160

A stone is 14lbs. It's a unit of weight that has been used since the
Dark Ages and we Britons are very reluctant to let it go and let the
kilogram take over. We don't like weighing in units with more than two
digits!

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nickiname - 26 Feb 2005 19:25 GMT

lol...thanks I can understand your reasoning :P

> >I'm from CAN and have never heard of weight being measured in stones, can
> >someone fill me in?
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> kilogram take over. We don't like weighing in units with more than two
> digits!

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Kate Dicey - 26 Feb 2005 20:56 GMT

> I'm from CAN and have never heard of weight being measured in stones, can
> someone fill me in?
>
> K
> 214/208/160

14 lbs.

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krys - 27 Feb 2005 00:15 GMT

it's a small rock?

sorry
couldn't not
if you know what I mean
*grin*

it's 14lbs
a very satisfying weigh of describing a considerable chunk of lost weight
over here when you lose 1/2 a stone or 7lbs, you get a little silver 7
sticker on your chart (or you did back when I was attending meetings) which
is quite motivating - a bit like mini-goals really.

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Started March 1st 2001
GOAL August 16th 2001 and July 22nd 2004
...who knows...

> I'm from CAN and have never heard of weight being measured in stones, can
> someone fill me in?
>
> K
> 214/208/160

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