Stone (unit) facts for kids
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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Mass
| Units | Grains | Drachms | Ounces | Pounds | Stones | Quarters | Long Hundredweights | Long Tons | Metric Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stones | 98,000 | 3,584 | 224 | 14 | 1 | 1⁄2 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄160 | 6.35029318 Kilogrammes |
Usage
The stone was outlawed in Ireland and the United Kingdom, in 1983 and 1985 respectively. However stones and pounds remains the sole unit that all people measure their weight in. The unit flourishes in all non official uses: media, sports &ct. Often in American-British boxing matches, the contenders weight is stated in pounds then stones and pounds. The same in horse racing.
Images for kids
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The Eschborn Museum's 2nd-century stone weight of 40 Roman pounds (~13 kg), beside an ID-1-sized card for scale.
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A depiction of a medieval German scale weighing bales of wool according to the local stone.
See also
In Spanish: Stone (unidad de masa) para niños
