stpd question

[Steele20]

Ok, I see this around a lot and have no clue what it means. What does Stone mean? like 6 stone, or 10 stone. Hope I don't come off as a complete nut.

 

[garethhe]

it's a unit of measurement, one stone equals 14 pounds. i suppose it's a relic of old-school measurements (like how a foot is literally based on the length of a man's foot, or an inch is based on the width of a man's thumb...i guess a good-sized stone is supposed to weigh 14 pounds).

i've never seen anybody outside of the UK use stones for measurement today.

 

[GFR]

Ok, I see this around a lot and have no clue what it means. What does Stone mean? like 6 stone, or 10 stone. Hope I don't come off as a complete nut.

Its some foreign and very primitive way to determine weight.

 

[garethhe]

Its some foreign and very primitive way to determine weight.

i suppose we can say the same thing about pounds and ounces

 

[GFR]

i suppose we can say the same thing about pounds and ounces

Thank you..............why the hell America is not using the metric system is beyond me...

 

[garethhe]

never underestimate the power of inertia!

 

[Tough Old Man]

Thank you..............why the hell America is not using the metric system is beyond me...

Because it would fuck up all the professional sporting events.

Imagine this. The San Diego Chargers place kicker set a new field goal record today. His attempt at 61 meters beat the previous record of 63 yards today.

Announcer, "Wonder how many yards that was"?


Barry bonds hit a major league record home run today. The 1000th home run was hit 112 meters over the right field fence

 

[shm353]

Because it would fuck up all the professional sporting events.

Imagine this. The San Diego Chargers place kicker set a new field goal record today. His attempt at 61 meters beat the previous record of 63 yards today.

Announcer, "Wonder how many yards that was"?


Barry bonds hit a major league record home run today. The 1000th home run was hit 112 meters over the right field fence

Yeah,
not to mention at halftime;
"I'll have two .3048 meter long Coney Dogs and a cold brewed .473 liter draft beer with that please!"
it just doesn't sound right

 

[Steele20]

Yeah,
not to mention at halftime;
"I'll have two .3048 meter long Coney Dogs and a cold brewed .473 liter draft beer with that please!"
it just doesn't sound right

Just make the beer an even 1 liter for same price. Problem solved.

 

[Hlanderr]

more beer, less problems

 

[NeilPearson]

Because it would fuck up all the professional sporting events.

Imagine this. The San Diego Chargers place kicker set a new field goal record today. His attempt at 61 meters beat the previous record of 63 yards today.

Announcer, "Wonder how many yards that was"?


Barry bonds hit a major league record home run today. The 1000th home run was hit 112 meters over the right field fence

Just because you go to the metric system doesn't mean that traditional things like sports have to pick it up. Look at Canada. They are metric and still use yards in the CFL.