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> FFS WTF is a stone! It's actually a pretty good weight for measuring humans (14lb). Your weight in pounds varies from day to day but your weight in (half-)s

by menage 11mo ago

> FFS WTF is a stone! It's actually a pretty good weight for measuring humans (14lb). Your weight in pounds varies from day to day but your weight in (half-)stones is much more stable.

doix 11mo ago
The real travesty is the fact that the sub-unit for a stone is a pound and not a pebble. I have no idea what stones and pounds are, but if it was stones and pebbles at least it'd be funnier
- pandemic_region 11mo ago
  There's a full metric system hidden there: rock - stone - pebble - grain. I propose 614 stones to the rock, 131 pebbles to the stone, and 14707 grains to the pebble. Of course.
  - okanat 11mo ago
    Let's introduce the commonly used unit of crumble which is 3/4 of a grain!
    - thechao 11mo ago
      The commonly used unit should be 23/17ths.
- rags2riches 11mo ago
  Hold on, are those pebbles Imperial or Troy?