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okay...im from canada so i dont understand what you guys are saying when you use the term "stone" when referring to weight...what does it mean?

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Reply 1

Sunofnight

AnnaKatharina

okay...im from canada so i dont understand what you guys are saying when you use the term "stone" when referring to weight...what does it mean?

Its just a measurement, there are 14 pounds in 1 stone. You lot measure in kg I don't really know them.

Reply 2

Cocoa

is there a difference between american lbs and british lbs?

Reply 3

Duck and Cover

Reply 4

DoMakeSayThink

For reference, 2.2lbs = 1kg
and 1 stone = 6.35 kilograms

Reply 5

Cocoa

thanx

Reply 6

Evil-Tuna

stones = right way
kg = wrong way

:smile:

Reply 7

Cocoa

Evil-Tuna

stones = right way
kg = wrong way

:smile:

lmao

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Reply 8

Evil-Tuna

AnnaKatharina

lmao

lol...if i hadnt +ive repped anyone yet you'd get one for making me laugh :p:

well... don't forget to make a rep-list then :wink:

Reply 9

Doodahdoo

Ah - no, KG are the way forward. The seem friendlier.
Sounds crazy - but my weight is an even number in KG and odd in lb - therefore, kg are better.

Reply 10

Just some guy

Normally with things like this I plump for the SI unit, as it's normally derived from some kind of funamental constant. But this isn't the case for kg, so ... meh, whatever.

Reply 11

Helenia

I've moved over to measuring weight in kg since I started rowing. Though they still write weights on blades (if you get them) in stones/lbs

Reply 12

bedbug

KG mean nothing to me. And when americans give the total weight all in lbs (eg 135lbs) I have to sit there and translate it into stone for it to have any relevence to me.