Ask the UK of the Day
Ask the UK of the Day
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- scarabin8
Why do give the US shit about not using metric but still measure your weight in “stone”?
- hahautopian
- And is it true you won’t measure your dicks in cm?scarabin
- human height in feet and inches too, weight, pints and miles. i think all other contexts its metric? right?kingsteven
- Scarabin's got a valid point.pango
- How heavy is a stone anyway? A big Stone or small stone?pango
- What about a rock? or a pebble? or a group of seagulls?helloeatbreathedrive
- I am 160lbs, please count me in stones.garbage
- Are Yank/UK lbs the same? Pints are different & I think stones might be. And that's before we get on to the height of a horse. Fuck all that imperial bullshit.Wolfboy
- is UK stone bigger or US stone bigger?pango
- i didn't think they used stone in the states. just lbs. and i think it's always just 14lbs (which are the same)kingsteven
- Yeah, I'm wrong on that. The lb is the same and there isn't a US stone. But dogs can look up. @Garbage You're 11st 6lbWolfboy
- I cant believe American pints are 20% smaller. Something that screws with Brits in N.Ireland our spirit measures are 35ml rather than your 25, no idea why.kingsteven
- American pint is the same as anywhere.monospaced
- apparently not - US is 473 ml UK is 568 mlkingsteven
- ^ that is true.pango
- https://i.imgur.com/…pango
- sadly some restaurants here serves american pint and some serves regular pint.pango
- we kind of just adopt everything....
even when buying produce... some labels use lb and some use kg... T_Tpango - ok but what is your weight in kidney stones?!%sted
- I'M 11st 6lb stones?! Metric please, otherwise I'm calling Jenny Craig.garbage
- 11 6 is mid 70s kg. Teeny tiny lightweight for a man.Phrenological
- ^ you mean pretty much bang on healthy BMI for someone 6' 4" :Dkingsteven
- In Ulster - 35ml is approx 1/4 Gill (the traditional unit of spirits). Scotland the traditional uni was 1/5 Gill, hence the size difference.Phrenological
- Lolcannonball1978
- @Phren Nah, I'm actually just in really good shape.garbage