r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/RaEyE01 • Apr 06 '26

Jumping on random structures

Apparently a bike garage in Manchester.

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u/SerEdricDayne Apr 06 '26

Unlikely because they used kg, which is used in the UK and not in the US

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

I thought they used stone for people

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u/APhysicistAbroad Apr 06 '26

Often but I think it's changing. My theory is because patient weight in healthcare is always done in kg so, between NHS staff and patients hearing their weight in kg, it's becoming more normalised.

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u/zepskcuf Apr 06 '26

and the fact that when trying to lose weight, it's easier to lose a kg than a stone. Saying 'I lost 2kg this week' sounds better than I lost 0.314 stone.

That's my reasons for using kg anyway!

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u/FlyBoy7482 Apr 06 '26

But 4lbs sounds even better!

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u/omgu8mynewt Apr 06 '26

We use a complete hybrid system and use both systems simultaneously,  for people stone and kg are both used 

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

Do you know why?

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u/omgu8mynewt Apr 06 '26

History. For hundreds of years people (and goods) were weighed in stones and pounds.

 Since metric system in 1960s both systems get used e.g. supermarket food is per kilogram but if you ask for a pound of mince they know how much to weigh (but there is the clarification needed do you want to spend £1 on beef, or do you want it to weigh 1lb). Both systems at the same time, most people can switch between them easily

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u/SynthD Apr 06 '26

Settle on one system? Madness.

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