• Phoenixz
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    8 days ago

    Chinese authorities have told people weighing less than 50 kilograms (7st 9lbs)

    I’m sorry, is a news article referencing stones as a unit of weight?

    I know the world has been going backwards in the past decade, but did we really just go back to the 1600s?

    • Rentlar
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      8 days ago

      It’s a chiefly British way of measuring body weight. 1 st = 14 lbs, so 7 st 9 lbs = 107 lbs. Though honestly 50kg is closer to 7 st 12 lbs.