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In article <uucbc4$1uths$1@dont-email.me>,
 "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
> >On 3/31/2024 10:56 AM, Rhino wrote:
> >>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:35:33 -0700 suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com>:
> 
> >>>>. . . 
> 
> >>>While GB officially went metric, many people still use the Imperial
> >>>measurements, at least for linear measures, not so much for weight.
> 
> >>The Brits weigh themselves in "stones" not pounds or kilograms. (I
> >>believe a stone is 14 pounds.) These stones are definitely not metric
> >>but I'm not sure they can truly be called Imperial either since they
> >>aren't used anywhere outside the UK, as far as I know.
> 
> >Yeah, I don't know where stone comes from. I was thinking smaller, like 
> >pounds and ounces.
> 
> These were literal stones of a uniform weight used in trade, and
> depending on the trade good, varied from 6 pounds to 21 pounds. They
> would have been used on a balance scale.

Is there somewhere in the British government where the official 
reference stones are kept? The ones on which all official measurements 
are based?

Kind of like the Zero Milestone which stands on the Ellipse, just 
outside the south fenceline of the White House. It's the point from 
which all official road distances in the United States are measured.