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March 29th, 2004, 07:16 PM
|  | Friendly Face | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Rep Power: 10 | | | weight conversion
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 stone = 14 pounds
... one of these days i will add a converter onto this site, but for now, you can go to: http://www.markhorrell.com/tools/weight.asp
to do the conversion. |
March 1st, 2005, 10:51 AM
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Top end of my Range:16lbs Left! |
April 13th, 2005, 06:28 PM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: london
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Rep Power: 0 | | http://www.convert-me.com/en/ is great it has conversions for everything |
September 26th, 2005, 03:38 PM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fresno, Cali
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Rep Power: 0 | | | Who uses stones? why not be simple and use pounds. .. ? |
September 27th, 2005, 04:56 AM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern Illinois
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Rep Power: 43 | | | stones!?! sounds too heavy.... tee hee (dumb humor)
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September 27th, 2005, 06:17 AM
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Rep Power: 199 | | | LOL Christina |
January 22nd, 2006, 02:16 PM
| | Newb | | Join Date: Dec 2005
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Originally Posted by CriminalTactic Who uses stones? why not be simple and use pounds. .. ? | Why not be real simple, and use kilogram? THe metric system is by far easier to calculate with, and much more practical.
Oddly enough, I do enjoy the differences in weight calculations.
As for who uses stones, I know some people who do. When I say a persons weight in kg or lbs to them, they haven't got the foggiest clue what weightrange I'm actually talking about. Quote: |
Originally Posted by AllCdnBoy | That converter can't be right. It says the following:
1 ton = 2000 pounds
1 metric ton (tonne) = 1000 kilograms
But considering one kilogram = 2.2 pounds, one ton is 2200 pounds.
Pardon my ignorance, but apart from the metric ton, which other ton are there? As much info as possible on that would be great   |
January 22nd, 2006, 07:19 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Rep Power: 0 | | | cool thanks everyone for these great convertors!
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CW: 210
Current Goal: below 200
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June 17th, 2006, 01:19 AM
|  | Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Rep Power: 0 | | | The UK uses stones.
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June 20th, 2006, 08:38 AM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Clevedon, England
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Rep Power: 13 | | I'm from the UK and I know it would be easier if we all used kilograms, or pounds, but to be honest I think we are all used to how we have always viewed our weight. I have to admit that kilograms mean very little to me, and also I have to get my calculator out if I want to work out my total pounds!  On my scales it says stones and pounds (e.g.12.12). I watch programs like The Biggest Loser and I'm constantly thinking, 'How many stone is that?'.
One thing I heard that I thought was very amusing was someone on Celebrity Fit Club said 'I love the way they measure your weight in kilograms now, because it means nothing to me, so I can't get depressed about how much I weigh'
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July 30th, 2006, 10:50 PM
|  | I'd Rather be Cycling | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cambridge, New Zealand
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Rep Power: 330270 | | On a side note, I was converting Kilojoules to calories the other day on convert-me.com and noticed they had other energy conversions.
Heres some fun facts you may enjoy.
a large McDonalds triple thick shake is 1140 calories
A couple of big macs is (560x2) 1120 calories
KFC 2 pieces of chicken and chips is (390+390+472) 1252 calories
When entering 1kg of TNT into energy conversion its equivalent to 1102 calories.
This means the energy output of 1kg of TNT is less than all the above mentioned foods ... and you wonder why we're fat |
September 8th, 2006, 03:05 PM
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Rep Power: 0 | | WOW! Now I know why I should look at the labels at McDonalds...  |
September 8th, 2006, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by cubi That converter can't be right. It says the following:
1 ton = 2000 pounds
1 metric ton (tonne) = 1000 kilograms
But considering one kilogram = 2.2 pounds, one ton is 2200 pounds.
Pardon my ignorance, but apart from the metric ton, which other ton are there? As much info as possible on that would be great | The converter IS right. The metric ton and the ton are different:
tons: United States measurement also known as a short ton that equals 2,000 pounds
tons (metric): (European spelling: tonne) A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds.
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November 1st, 2006, 08:50 AM
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Rep Power: 9 | | | Everyone must also remember you get different types of calories. Obviously we work with "Nutritional" ones. The google converter is not the nutritional one, so don't type "5000 kilojoules to calories" as it'll give you a ridiculous number.
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