Posted on 06/29/2009 8:08:36 AM PDT by traumer
Michael Jackson weighed just 8st 1oz when he suffered a fatal heart attack on Thursday, according to newspaper reports.
Quoting leaked post-mortem results, The Sun said the 5ft 10 singer's body was "severely emaciated" and his stomach contained nothing more than partially dissolved pills.
Despite having a punishing rehearsal schedule for his upcoming concerts, Jackson was understood to be eating once a day - which could explain his weight.
The paper also claimed to have seen notes that said Jackson's hair had fallen out and that his face was covered in plastic surgery scars.
Several of his ribs were allegedly broken and injection sites were visible from where medics had tried to kick start his heart with shots of adrenaline.
Dr Charles Knight, a consultant cardiologist and secretary of the British Cardiovascular Society, said the broken ribs were consistent with attempts at cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
"It does happen with CPR - it's not common but is a recognised complication," he told Sky News Online.
"It's better to persevere with the resuscitation attempt rather than worry about the risk of breaking ribs."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
And 8 “stones” is?
8st?
What is an “st”? I’m sure it is not “short ton” but “8st” means nothing to me in either pounds or kilograms.
Did you post this 3 times? Is something weird going on with FR? Where’s todays Rush thread?
Roughly 112 lbs.
Doing stories off the London tabloids is never smart. I’m surprised Sky News would do this, the Sun is notoriously corrupt.
One stone is 14 lbs.
Damn metric system.
8 stones 1 oz in pounds = 112.0625 pounds
Nancy Pelosi.
Now, if only she had a brain of competitive mass...
Is there anything about this guy that’s NOT creepy?
A stone is britspeak for 14 pounds. He weighed 8*14, or 112, pounds (plus an ounce).
BMI of 16.1. Underweight.
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