Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
Why do the English quote weight in 14 lb increments? And why is it not stones instead of stone for more than one? Inquiring minds want to know. I mean stone is a perfectly fine unit of measure, but only if taken to two decimal places. If I could ignore the difference between 154 and 168 lbs (11 and 12 stone), my life would surely be a hell of a lot simpler. One stone represents the entire range of weight I have experienced through my entire adult life. Does that range not need to be broken down a little bit more precisely?
I associate "stone" with horse weight, 80 or 90 stone, so analogous to human weight in kilograms.
I think it also varied according to what was measured, which is weird for a "standard". But all English measurements seem weird.