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    • The name "stone" derives from the historical use of stones for weights, a practice that dates back into antiquity. The Biblical law against the carrying of "diverse weights, a large and a small" is more lite… See more

    Great Britain and Ireland

    The 1772 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannicadefined the stone: The Weights and Measures Act 1824, which applied to all of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland… See more

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    The use of the stone in the former British Empire was varied. In Canada for example, it never had a … See more

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    Metric Stone

    In the Netherlands, where the metric system was adopted in 1817, the pond (pound) was set equal to half a kilogram, and the steen (stone), which had previously been 8 Am… See more

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  1. 14 pounds (6.35 kg)
    The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) is an English and British imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (6.35 kg). [nb 1] The stone continues in customary use in the United Kingdom and Ireland for body weight.

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    The stone is a unit for measuring mass in the Imperial system. It is equal to fourteen pounds. 160 stone make up a long ton. In the metric system, 1 stone = 6.35029318 kilograms. The short way of writing stones is st.

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    Is stone a measure of weight?
    "Stone". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 958–960, see page 958, end of first para. The " stone " has been a common measure of weight in north-western Europe. In Germany.... ^ abDoursther, Horace (1840). Dictionnaire universel des poids et mesures anciens et modernes.

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    What is the difference between a stone and a pound?
    The stone was outlawed in Ireland and the United Kingdom, in 1983 and 1985 respectively. However stones and pounds are both commonly used in non-official cases, most commonly when stating the weight of a person. Often in American-British boxing matches, the contenders weight is stated in pounds then stones and pounds. The same in horse racing.

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    How much does a Judas stone weigh?
    Located in the Látravík cove at the westernmost point of the Westfjords region, the Judas Stone earned its name more than a century ago, when local farmers repeatedly tried to use it in the construction of a wall, only to have it 'betray' them like Judas by always slipping out of place due to its unbalanced nature. The stone weighs 127 kg (280 lb).

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    What is the heaviest Manhood Stone ever lifted?
    Throughout the years, stones got heavier and was frequently featured at Rogue Record Breakers. During 2024 Strongest Man on Earth in Colorado, Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson broke the world record for the heaviest Manhood Stone ever lifted within a full competition by repping a 250 kg (551 lb) stone twice.

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    What is the invariant plural of stone?
    The invariant plural form of stone in this context is stone (as in, "11 stone" or "12 stone 6 pounds"); in other contexts, the correct plural is stones (as in, "Please enter your weight in stones and pounds"). In Australia and New Zealand, metrication has entirely displaced stones and pounds since the 1970s.

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    What is the most famous lifting stone in the world?
    The most famous legendary lifting stone in the world is the Húsafell Stone, named after the west country farming estate where it is located, about 132 km north east from Reykjavík. The iconic triangular-shaped stone which weighs 186 kg (410 lb) is said to have been crafted from a large rock, back in 1756, by a local pastor named Snorri Björnsson.

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  4. Britannica
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    A picul / ˈ p ɪ k əl / [1] or tam [2] is a traditional Asian unit of weight, defined as "as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole". [1] Historically, it was defined as equivalent to 100 or 120 catties, depending on time and region. The picul is …

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  11. anacreofpints.com
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