Did they say they make about five thousand stone?
With a few pebbles but yes
You have to convert it to Newtons assuming gravity at mean sea level.
Wait a minute… Does the name of the currency come from payments that were not counted but weighed? Gotta check.
ETA: Oh my gosh yes, one pound sterling (currency) was originally one pound (weight) of sterling silver. I’m probably the last person to discover this, but still that’s pretty cool.
What does ETA stand for in this context?
Edited To Add. The constant barrage of TLAs is exhausting.
I am one of the 10,000 today.
Never seen it used like that before. Usually just use Edit:
It’s weird when Reddit started shifting from ETA: “everyone’s the asshole” to exited to add.
Idk I guess it’s the kids and their new dang language and hippity hop music
The only thing I can think of is Estimated Time of Arrival.
And then you ask their weight, and they start talking about rocks.
Four score and seven stone = 1218 pounds
EDIT: Whoopsie, forgot to include the 7 before multiplying, it’s actually 1316.
Google says 87 stones = 1218 pounds so I think you got it right the first time?
Then you ask about rocks and
JESUS CHRIST MARIE, THEY’RE MINERALS!
Maybe I’m just being dense rn, but… huh?
Breaking Bad reference
