Re: fast tires

On 6/17/2025 1:05 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:

Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> writes:
 

But OK, I can probably cram in that 98 pounds = 7 stones.

 "7 stone", not "7 stones".

Huh. OK, I can try to remember that too.

(Do they have an actual stone stored away somewhere, like they used to
have an actual kilogram?)

 No idea.  Different scales of weight for different items was once
considered natural. Troy ounces and pounds still survive.  12 Troy
ounces per pound, of course.  "Grain" for gunpowder or drugs is also
still in use, although in the case of drugs I think it's mostly just
aspirin labels.

The SI system is _so_ much more logical!
Although users often make the inverse of our usual force vs. mass mistake, by using kilograms as a measure of force.
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- Frank Krygowski